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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 651 · 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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a rose by the swing, a jalebi by the bench, a mirror by the fruit cart, an ant by the slide, a cat by the park gate. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) ant (b) cat (c) mirror (d) rose
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a doll by the fruit cart, an ant by the swing, a guava by the slide, an urn by the park gate, a violin by the banyan tree. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) doll (b) violin (c) guava (d) ant
  8. 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
  9. 9.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a frog by the dining table, an orange by the sofa, a sock by the shoe rack, a pencil by the TV, a jug by the kitchen. What did you place by the sofa? (a) frog (b) sock (c) jug (d) orange
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an anchor by the gate, a coconut by the sofa, a banana by the door, a lemon by the TV, an igloo by the shoe rack. What did you place by the gate? (a) anchor (b) lemon (c) banana (d) coconut
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ant by the classroom door, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the stairs, a cat by the notice board, a guava by the school gate. Where did you place the guava? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) classroom door (d) school gate
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the TV, an owl by the door, a duck by the gate, a tent by the sofa, a violin by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ball (b) owl (c) duck (d) tent
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a watch by the shoe rack, a kite by the TV, a rope by the sofa, a coconut by the door, a bucket by the dining table. Where did you place the coconut? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) door
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a fan by the TV, a pillow by the shoe rack, a drum by the gate, a van by the sofa, a shoe by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) fan (b) drum (c) pillow (d) shoe
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a doll by the dining table, a candle by the shoe rack, a banana by the TV, an owl by the door, a sock by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) banana (b) candle (c) sock (d) owl
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a spoon by the school gate, a nest by the classroom door, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the stairs, a bucket by the notice board. Where did you place the spoon? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) school gate (d) notice board
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a banana by the swing, a cat by the fruit cart, an ant by the bench, a needle by the park gate, a jeep by the slide. What did you place by the bench? (a) ant (b) cat (c) banana (d) needle
  22. 22.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a coconut by the shoe rack, a frog by the TV, a mirror by the gate, a goat by the sofa, a tiger by the door. What did you place by the gate? (a) tiger (b) frog (c) mirror (d) coconut
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a wallet by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the stairs, a guava by the notice board, a kettle by the blackboard, an orange by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) orange (b) wallet (c) kettle (d) banana
  26. 26.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an inkpot by the kitchen, a spoon by the TV, a duck by the sofa, a ladder by the dining table, an ant by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) duck (b) ant (c) ladder (d) spoon
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ball by the classroom door, a watch by the blackboard, a monkey by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the library, a wallet by the stairs. What did you place by the library? (a) watch (b) wallet (c) monkey (d) ice cream
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a duck by the school gate, a lamp by the notice board, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the stairs, a kite by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) lamp (b) duck (c) kite (d) ice cream
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an onion by the library, a watch by the classroom door, a ladder by the blackboard, a goat by the stairs, a tiger by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) watch (b) goat (c) ladder (d) tiger
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a van by the door, an urn by the TV, a nest by the gate, a vase by the shoe rack, a kite by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) kite (b) nest (c) vase (d) urn
  33. 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jug by the sofa, a jalebi by the bed, a lemon by the kitchen, an ant by the TV, a van by the dining table. What did you place by the sofa? (a) van (b) jalebi (c) jug (d) lemon
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a wallet by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the classroom door, a pillow by the playground, a radio by the blackboard, an orange by the library. Where did you place the orange? (a) classroom door (b) playground (c) library (d) blackboard
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a pencil by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the blackboard, a flute by the notice board, a kite by the classroom door, an orange by the stairs. Where did you place the lamp? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a needle by the blackboard, a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a key by the classroom door, an orange by the playground, a mirror by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) needle (b) mirror (c) lamp (d) key
  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 shoe by the post box, a monkey by the banyan tree, a kettle by the bus stop, a glass by the fruit cart, a whistle by the park gate. Where did you place the glass? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) post box (d) park gate
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a van by the park gate, a candle by the swing, a fan by the bench, an anchor by the slide, a jeep by the fruit cart. Where did you place the jeep? (a) park gate (b) slide (c) fruit cart (d) bench

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. step 4
  3. choose a place you know
  4. put pictures at stops
  5. mirror
  6. step 1
  7. violin
  8. one you know very well
  9. the method of loci
  10. fix stops in order
  11. orange
  12. anchor
  13. school gate
  14. fix stops in order
  15. choose a place you know
  16. owl
  17. door
  18. shoe
  19. banana
  20. school gate
  21. ant
  22. add more stops
  23. mirror
  24. fix stops in order
  25. kettle
  26. yes, with new pictures
  27. ant
  28. ice cream
  29. ice cream
  30. choose a place you know
  31. ladder
  32. urn
  33. step 3
  34. jug
  35. library
  36. fix stops in order
  37. blackboard
  38. needle
  39. fruit cart
  40. fruit cart

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