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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 612 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (Put it in its place): Steps: choose a place you know → fix stops in order → put pictures at stops → walk the route to recall. Always walk the stops in the same order — that is what keeps your list in order. More items than stops? Add stops. A new list? Put new pictures on the same stops.

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  1. 1.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  2. 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a whistle by the classroom door, a lemon by the blackboard, a rope by the library, a jug by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) jalebi (b) rope (c) whistle (d) lemon
  4. 4.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a radio by the swing, a guava by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the banyan tree, a duck by the park gate, a tent by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) tent (b) radio (c) guava (d) inkpot
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
  8. 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a van by the library, an inkpot by the classroom door, a watch by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the blackboard, a parrot by the playground. Where did you place the van? (a) library (b) playground (c) classroom door (d) blackboard
  10. 10.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
  11. 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a needle by the sofa, a coconut by the dining table, a radio by the TV, a tent by the kitchen, a parrot by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) needle (b) radio (c) parrot (d) coconut
  14. 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mirror by the shoe rack, a rope by the sofa, a jug by the dining table, a radio by the door, a nest by the TV. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) radio (b) jug (c) mirror (d) rope
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an owl by the sofa, an onion by the TV, a goat by the dining table, a rose by the door, a shoe by the shoe rack. Where did you place the shoe? (a) sofa (b) door (c) TV (d) shoe rack
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an owl by the park gate, a frog by the bus stop, a parrot by the fruit cart, a kite by the banyan tree, a doll by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kite (b) owl (c) parrot (d) frog
  18. 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a vase by the shoe rack, a watch by the dining table, a monkey by the TV, a drum by the sofa, an umbrella by the door. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) door (d) TV
  20. 20.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a kettle by the blackboard, a fan by the classroom door, an anchor by the stairs, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the notice board. Where did you place the rose? (a) blackboard (b) stairs (c) notice board (d) teacher’s desk
  22. 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
  23. 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an urn by the classroom door, a drum by the notice board, a rose by the stairs, a nest by the school gate, a pillow by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the school gate? (a) urn (b) pillow (c) drum (d) nest
  25. 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
  26. 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
  27. 27.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
  28. 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a doll by the sofa, an owl by the dining table, a sock by the TV, a pencil by the door, a frog by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) sock (b) frog (c) pencil (d) doll
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a fan by the door, a duck by the sofa, a mirror by the TV, a spoon by the shoe rack, a parrot by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) fan (b) parrot (c) duck (d) spoon
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a wallet by the shoe rack, a pillow by the TV, a mirror by the kitchen, an urn by the sofa, a drum by the dining table. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) pillow (b) wallet (c) urn (d) mirror
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an igloo by the post box, a fan by the park gate, an ant by the banyan tree, a flute by the swing, a van by the fruit cart. What did you place by the swing? (a) fan (b) igloo (c) flute (d) ant
  33. 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pillow by the bench, a doll by the swing, a bucket by the slide, an orange by the fruit cart, a kite by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) doll (b) pillow (c) bucket (d) orange
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jalebi by the school gate, a goat by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the notice board, a duck by the classroom door, an inkpot by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) goat (b) inkpot (c) jalebi (d) duck
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jug by the classroom door, a frog by the stairs, an urn by the school gate, a glass by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the notice board. Where did you place the urn? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) school gate (d) stairs
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jeep by the park gate, an umbrella by the fruit cart, a drum by the post box, a nest by the bus stop, a goat by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jeep (b) drum (c) goat (d) nest
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a candle by the swing, a ladder by the banyan tree, a lamp by the fruit cart, a spoon by the park gate, a cat by the slide. Where did you place the ladder? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) slide
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a goat by the fruit cart, a glass by the park gate, an onion by the post box, a jug by the banyan tree, an urn by the bus stop. What did you place by the post box? (a) urn (b) jug (c) onion (d) glass
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an orange by the classroom door, a goat by the blackboard, a jug by the stairs, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a vase by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) goat (b) ice cream (c) jug (d) orange

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. the method of loci
  3. rope
  4. yes, with new pictures
  5. radio
  6. step 1
  7. one you know very well
  8. step 2
  9. library
  10. fix stops in order
  11. fix stops in order
  12. step 4
  13. radio
  14. choose a place you know
  15. mirror
  16. shoe rack
  17. parrot
  18. choose a place you know
  19. door
  20. add more stops
  21. notice board
  22. choose a place you know
  23. put pictures at stops
  24. nest
  25. put pictures at stops
  26. choose a place you know
  27. to keep the order
  28. choose a place you know
  29. frog
  30. spoon
  31. wallet
  32. flute
  33. fix stops in order
  34. bucket
  35. duck
  36. school gate
  37. drum
  38. banyan tree
  39. onion
  40. jug

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