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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 668 · 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 place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  3. 3.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jug by the sofa, a glass by the shoe rack, a fan by the TV, an ant by the gate, a ball by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ant (b) glass (c) ball (d) fan
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  6. 6.🏰 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
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an umbrella by the bed, an anchor by the kitchen, an umpire by the dining table, a mango by the TV, a coconut by the sofa. Where did you place the anchor? (a) bed (b) kitchen (c) TV (d) dining table
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a lemon by the swing, a radio by the fruit cart, a whistle by the post box, a bucket by the park gate, a net by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lemon (b) whistle (c) net (d) radio
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an ant by the sofa, a radio by the gate, a parrot by the TV, a jalebi by the door, an anchor by the shoe rack. What did you place by the gate? (a) anchor (b) jalebi (c) radio (d) parrot
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umbrella by the sofa, an urn by the TV, a needle by the kitchen, a fan by the shoe rack, a radio by the dining table. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) fan (b) needle (c) umbrella (d) radio
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a frog by the shoe rack, a drum by the TV, an inkpot by the gate, a vase by the sofa, a parrot by the door. What did you place by the TV? (a) vase (b) drum (c) inkpot (d) parrot
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a ball by the TV, a fan by the bed, an umpire by the dining table, a parrot by the sofa, a spoon by the kitchen. Where did you place the ball? (a) dining table (b) kitchen (c) sofa (d) TV
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a net by the kitchen, an ice cream by the dining table, a kettle by the sofa, an ant by the TV, a parrot by the shoe rack. Where did you place the parrot? (a) dining table (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) sofa
  17. 17.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a nest by the school gate, a spoon by the notice board, a needle by the stairs, an igloo by the classroom door, a van by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the school gate? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) van (d) needle
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a mango by the shoe rack, an anchor by the sofa, a goat by the TV, a doll by the kitchen, a coconut by the dining table. Where did you place the mango? (a) kitchen (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
  21. 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a coconut by the shoe rack, a flute by the door, a kettle by the dining table, an ice cream by the sofa, a frog by the TV. Where did you place the flute? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) door (d) shoe rack
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an anchor by the post box, a ball by the park gate, a tent by the fruit cart, a spoon by the banyan tree, an orange by the swing. Where did you place the orange? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tomato by the blackboard, a ball by the playground, a radio by the library, a goat by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the classroom door. Where did you place the radio? (a) playground (b) classroom door (c) library (d) teacher’s desk
  26. 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ice cream by the blackboard, an owl by the teacher’s desk, a ball by the classroom door, a duck by the stairs, a tent by the library. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) ice cream (b) duck (c) tent (d) owl
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a nest by the bed, a tent by the TV, a watch by the dining table, a vase by the sofa, a wallet by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) watch (b) tent (c) nest (d) vase
  29. 29.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an ant by the dining table, a candle by the TV, a jalebi by the kitchen, a rose by the sofa, a shoe by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rose (b) jalebi (c) shoe (d) candle
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a rope by the banyan tree, an onion by the park gate, a whistle by the bus stop, a mirror by the post box, a kite by the fruit cart. Where did you place the onion? (a) fruit cart (b) bus stop (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a bucket by the park gate, an anchor by the fruit cart, an ant by the post box, a tiger by the banyan tree, a van by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ant (b) tiger (c) bucket (d) anchor
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an umpire by the classroom door, a tent by the stairs, a sock by the blackboard, a rope by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the library. What did you place by the library? (a) tent (b) apple (c) sock (d) rope
  35. 35.🏰 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
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a rope by the stairs, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a key by the classroom door, an igloo by the school gate, a rose by the notice board. What did you place by the school gate? (a) rose (b) key (c) rope (d) igloo
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a kettle by the park gate, a duck by the banyan tree, a frog by the post box, a needle by the swing, an owl by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) owl (b) kettle (c) frog (d) duck
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. step 3
  3. to keep the order
  4. fan
  5. step 1
  6. fix stops in order
  7. choose a place you know
  8. kitchen
  9. whistle
  10. radio
  11. fan
  12. choose a place you know
  13. drum
  14. TV
  15. put pictures at stops
  16. shoe rack
  17. the method of loci
  18. fix stops in order
  19. nest
  20. shoe rack
  21. step 2
  22. choose a place you know
  23. door
  24. swing
  25. library
  26. step 4
  27. owl
  28. watch
  29. yes, with new pictures
  30. rose
  31. park gate
  32. bucket
  33. choose a place you know
  34. apple
  35. choose a place you know
  36. igloo
  37. put pictures at stops
  38. add more stops
  39. duck
  40. fix stops in order

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