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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 63 · 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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a banana by the swing, an owl by the banyan tree, a key by the post box, an apple by the park gate, a lemon by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) apple (b) banana (c) owl (d) key
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jeep by the slide, a bucket by the fruit cart, a jug by the swing, an ant by the bench, a parrot by the park gate. Where did you place the jeep? (a) swing (b) park gate (c) slide (d) fruit cart
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
  11. 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the shoe rack, a frog by the dining table, a rope by the sofa, a coconut by the TV, a duck by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) rope (d) frog
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a nest by the dining table, an onion by the kitchen, an urn by the shoe rack, a flute by the sofa, a watch by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) watch (b) nest (c) urn (d) onion
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a doll by the TV, an orange by the door, a tomato by the gate, a banana by the sofa, a needle by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) doll (d) banana
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a flute by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the library, a jug by the classroom door, a lamp by the playground, an onion by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) onion (b) flute (c) lamp (d) orange
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an ant by the bench, a violin by the slide, a vase by the swing, a fan by the fruit cart, a tent by the park gate. What did you place by the bench? (a) tent (b) ant (c) violin (d) fan
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umbrella by the shoe rack, a spoon by the dining table, a guava by the TV, a frog by the sofa, a shoe by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) guava (b) frog (c) shoe (d) spoon
  19. 19.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a duck by the shoe rack, a whistle by the sofa, a monkey by the gate, a banana by the door, a cat by the TV. Where did you place the whistle? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) door (d) gate
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a banana by the shoe rack, a kite by the door, a parrot by the TV, a radio by the sofa, a whistle by the gate. Where did you place the banana? (a) gate (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an anchor by the dining table, a pillow by the TV, a tiger by the kitchen, a kettle by the sofa, an igloo by the shoe rack. What did you place by the dining table? (a) pillow (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) tiger
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an apple by the TV, a tent by the shoe rack, a wallet by the kitchen, a fan by the dining table, a lamp by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) lamp (b) wallet (c) fan (d) apple
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jug by the TV, an umpire by the shoe rack, a tent by the gate, a candle by the sofa, a violin by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) tent (d) violin
  25. 25.🏰 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
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a rose by the bed, a coconut by the sofa, a mango by the kitchen, a tent by the dining table, an ice cream by the TV. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) rose (b) coconut (c) tent (d) mango
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a rope by the swing, an urn by the slide, a fan by the bench, a nest by the park gate, a goat by the fruit cart. Where did you place the fan? (a) park gate (b) swing (c) bench (d) slide
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a parrot by the kitchen, a mirror by the sofa, an orange by the TV, a lemon by the shoe rack, an igloo by the dining table. What did you place by the dining table? (a) igloo (b) parrot (c) orange (d) mirror
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 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
  32. 32.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an urn by the stairs, a fan by the classroom door, a rose by the teacher’s desk, a shoe by the notice board, a kite by the blackboard. Where did you place the kite? (a) teacher’s desk (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) classroom door
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a banana by the school gate, an apple by the stairs, a jeep by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the notice board, a kite by the classroom door. Where did you place the ladder? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) classroom door
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a guava by the kitchen, an umpire by the sofa, a bucket by the TV, a coconut by the dining table, a wallet by the shoe rack. Where did you place the bucket? (a) dining table (b) kitchen (c) TV (d) sofa
  36. 36.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jeep by the stairs, a sock by the blackboard, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the classroom door, a tiger by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rope (b) wallet (c) tiger (d) jeep
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a bucket by the kitchen, a radio by the TV, a tomato by the sofa, a cat by the shoe rack, a shoe by the dining table. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) tomato (b) radio (c) bucket (d) cat
  39. 39.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a violin by the banyan tree, a needle by the park gate, a cat by the slide, a nest by the fruit cart, a duck by the swing. Where did you place the nest? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) slide

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. fix stops in order
  3. choose a place you know
  4. banana
  5. step 4
  6. slide
  7. choose a place you know
  8. choose a place you know
  9. step 2
  10. to keep the order
  11. step 1
  12. put pictures at stops
  13. rope
  14. urn
  15. doll
  16. flute
  17. ant
  18. guava
  19. one you know very well
  20. sofa
  21. shoe rack
  22. anchor
  23. wallet
  24. candle
  25. put pictures at stops
  26. choose a place you know
  27. mango
  28. bench
  29. igloo
  30. choose a place you know
  31. fix stops in order
  32. fix stops in order
  33. blackboard
  34. notice board
  35. TV
  36. yes, with new pictures
  37. jeep
  38. cat
  39. add more stops
  40. fruit cart

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