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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 733 · 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: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  2. 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
  3. 3.🏰 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
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a rose by the door, an ant by the shoe rack, a guava by the gate, a pencil by the TV, a banana by the sofa. Where did you place the pencil? (a) door (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) gate
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a rose by the library, a bucket by the classroom door, an umpire by the stairs, a glass by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the blackboard. Where did you place the umpire? (a) blackboard (b) library (c) classroom door (d) stairs
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a duck by the TV, a whistle by the sofa, a glass by the kitchen, a spoon by the shoe rack, an apple by the dining table. Where did you place the glass? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) kitchen (d) TV
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a lemon by the shoe rack, an anchor by the sofa, a van by the dining table, a radio by the TV, a ladder by the kitchen. Where did you place the anchor? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) kitchen
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a wallet by the slide, a ladder by the park gate, an orange by the swing, a net by the banyan tree, a kite by the fruit cart. Where did you place the net? (a) fruit cart (b) slide (c) swing (d) banyan tree
  14. 14.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an apple by the teacher’s desk, a shoe by the library, a ball by the blackboard, an orange by the playground, a lemon by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) orange (b) apple (c) ball (d) lemon
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an ant by the banyan tree, a tomato by the park gate, an urn by the fruit cart, a pencil by the post box, a kite by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) tomato (b) ant (c) kite (d) urn
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 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 fruit cart, a jug by the swing, an ice cream by the park gate, a guava by the post box, a violin by the banyan tree. Where did you place the lemon? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) post box
  22. 22.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a whistle by the TV, an ice cream by the door, a kite by the shoe rack, a banana by the dining table, a needle by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) banana (b) needle (c) whistle (d) ice cream
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ice cream by the kitchen, a glass by the sofa, a net by the shoe rack, a sock by the TV, a goat by the dining table. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) net (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) goat
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an inkpot by the TV, a candle by the dining table, a guava by the shoe rack, a pencil by the sofa, a pillow by the door. Where did you place the pillow? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) door
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jeep by the bed, an apple by the kitchen, a needle by the sofa, a tomato by the dining table, an anchor by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) anchor (b) jeep (c) apple (d) tomato
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a duck by the swing, a bucket by the park gate, a mango by the fruit cart, a van by the slide, a watch by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) van (b) duck (c) watch (d) bucket
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a doll by the dining table, a key by the TV, an umpire by the sofa, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a vase by the door. Where did you place the vase? (a) shoe rack (b) door (c) sofa (d) TV
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tent by the sofa, a sock by the shoe rack, an inkpot by the TV, a mango by the door, a candle by the gate. Where did you place the mango? (a) door (b) TV (c) gate (d) sofa
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an orange by the fruit cart, a banana by the slide, an onion by the swing, a glass by the bench, a candle by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) candle (b) orange (c) glass (d) onion
  33. 33.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an owl by the TV, a banana by the sofa, a needle by the gate, a frog by the door, a key by the shoe rack. What did you place by the gate? (a) needle (b) key (c) owl (d) banana
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a coconut by the TV, a mirror by the sofa, a glass by the shoe rack, an owl by the gate, a radio by the door. Where did you place the radio? (a) TV (b) gate (c) shoe rack (d) door
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an apple by the notice board, an urn by the classroom door, a whistle by the stairs, a radio by the school gate, a spoon by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the radio? (a) stairs (b) school gate (c) teacher’s desk (d) notice board
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an anchor by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the classroom door, a ball by the school gate, a jalebi by the notice board, a nest by the stairs. Where did you place the nest? (a) stairs (b) school gate (c) notice board (d) classroom door
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an anchor by the blackboard, a kite by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the stairs, a spoon by the library, an owl by the classroom door. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) library (d) stairs
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an ant by the dining table, a drum by the sofa, a lamp by the kitchen, an igloo by the bed, a net by the TV. What did you place by the sofa? (a) drum (b) igloo (c) lamp (d) net
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a banana by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the school gate, a violin by the stairs, an umpire by the notice board, a duck by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) owl (b) violin (c) umpire (d) banana

Answer key

  1. step 2
  2. the method of loci
  3. fix stops in order
  4. TV
  5. step 3
  6. stairs
  7. step 1
  8. kitchen
  9. put pictures at stops
  10. sofa
  11. choose a place you know
  12. choose a place you know
  13. banyan tree
  14. to keep the order
  15. ball
  16. tomato
  17. step 4
  18. choose a place you know
  19. choose a place you know
  20. fix stops in order
  21. fruit cart
  22. one you know very well
  23. ice cream
  24. put pictures at stops
  25. yes, with new pictures
  26. net
  27. door
  28. apple
  29. bucket
  30. door
  31. door
  32. candle
  33. add more stops
  34. needle
  35. door
  36. school gate
  37. stairs
  38. stairs
  39. drum
  40. umpire

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