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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 657 · 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 method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a nest by the kitchen, a rose by the dining table, an ant by the TV, an orange by the bed, a wallet by the sofa. Where did you place the nest? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) kitchen (d) bed
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a goat by the bench, a whistle by the slide, a banana by the swing, a monkey by the park gate, a guava by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) whistle (b) banana (c) guava (d) monkey
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umbrella by the sofa, a banana by the TV, a cat by the kitchen, a rope by the dining table, an anchor by the shoe rack. What did you place by the sofa? (a) banana (b) rope (c) cat (d) umbrella
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a watch by the banyan tree, an onion by the park gate, a needle by the bus stop, a jalebi by the fruit cart, a frog by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) frog (b) jalebi (c) needle (d) onion
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jalebi by the shoe rack, a violin by the gate, a rope by the TV, a guava by the door, a banana by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) guava (b) rope (c) banana (d) violin
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a net by the post box, an apple by the park gate, a doll by the fruit cart, an igloo by the banyan tree, an orange by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) net (b) apple (c) igloo (d) orange
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a bucket by the post box, a jalebi by the fruit cart, a mango by the bus stop, a key by the banyan tree, a nest by the park gate. Where did you place the key? (a) banyan tree (b) bus stop (c) post box (d) fruit cart
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a pencil by the dining table, a whistle by the sofa, a violin by the shoe rack, a bucket by the kitchen, a drum by the TV. Where did you place the drum? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) sofa (d) kitchen
  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.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an igloo by the library, a needle by the blackboard, a whistle by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the classroom door, an ice cream by the stairs. Where did you place the whistle? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) library
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a mango by the sofa, a shoe by the shoe rack, an owl by the dining table, an umbrella by the kitchen, a tomato by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mango (b) shoe (c) tomato (d) umbrella
  24. 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a vase by the classroom door, a coconut by the blackboard, a flute by the stairs, a rope by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) flute (b) coconut (c) vase (d) rope
  26. 26.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
  27. 27.🏰 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
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a candle by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the classroom door, a mirror by the stairs, an anchor by the notice board, a vase by the school gate. What did you place by the notice board? (a) whistle (b) candle (c) anchor (d) mirror
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a vase by the stairs, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the notice board, a flute by the classroom door, a parrot by the school gate. Where did you place the umpire? (a) classroom door (b) notice board (c) school gate (d) teacher’s desk
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a key by the shoe rack, an igloo by the dining table, a cat by the door, a kettle by the TV, a goat by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) igloo (b) cat (c) goat (d) key
  31. 31.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a whistle by the shoe rack, a fan by the door, a nest by the dining table, a lamp by the TV, a pillow by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) whistle (b) lamp (c) nest (d) pillow
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a fan by the stairs, an anchor by the classroom door, a nest by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the school gate, an urn by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) urn (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) nest
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a spoon by the bus stop, an inkpot by the park gate, a coconut by the post box, a jug by the banyan tree, a goat by the fruit cart. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) inkpot (b) jug (c) coconut (d) spoon
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ball by the school gate, a kettle by the notice board, an inkpot by the classroom door, a nest by the stairs, a tomato by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the notice board? (a) kettle (b) nest (c) inkpot (d) ball
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a watch by the banyan tree, an igloo by the slide, a kite by the swing, a cat by the fruit cart, an umpire by the park gate. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) kite (b) watch (c) cat (d) igloo
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an igloo by the bench, a drum by the park gate, a jalebi by the slide, a key by the fruit cart, a sock by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) drum (b) igloo (c) sock (d) jalebi
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a rope by the sofa, a mirror by the TV, a bucket by the dining table, a fan by the kitchen, a candle by the bed. What did you place by the sofa? (a) candle (b) mirror (c) bucket (d) rope

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. kitchen
  3. monkey
  4. umbrella
  5. jalebi
  6. step 2
  7. step 1
  8. rope
  9. fix stops in order
  10. to keep the order
  11. apple
  12. put pictures at stops
  13. banyan tree
  14. choose a place you know
  15. choose a place you know
  16. step 3
  17. TV
  18. choose a place you know
  19. put pictures at stops
  20. teacher’s desk
  21. choose a place you know
  22. yes, with new pictures
  23. tomato
  24. step 4
  25. rope
  26. one you know very well
  27. fix stops in order
  28. anchor
  29. teacher’s desk
  30. goat
  31. add more stops
  32. pillow
  33. jalebi
  34. jug
  35. kettle
  36. cat
  37. fix stops in order
  38. fix stops in order
  39. drum
  40. rope

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