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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 777 · 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) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
  2. 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an inkpot by the door, a guava by the sofa, a jalebi by the dining table, a goat by the TV, a lamp by the shoe rack. Where did you place the lamp? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) door
  4. 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a guava by the bed, a frog by the TV, a watch by the dining table, a needle by the sofa, a drum by the kitchen. Where did you place the frog? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) bed (d) kitchen
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the school gate, a vase by the classroom door, a monkey by the stairs, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the notice board. What did you place by the notice board? (a) anchor (b) vase (c) tiger (d) monkey
  7. 7.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rose by the kitchen, a wallet by the dining table, a flute by the sofa, a doll by the shoe rack, a candle by the TV. Where did you place the candle? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) TV
  9. 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a watch by the stairs, a drum by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the school gate, a wallet by the classroom door, an onion by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) watch (b) drum (c) lemon (d) wallet
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mirror by the shoe rack, an owl by the door, a needle by the TV, a van by the gate, a doll by the sofa. Where did you place the doll? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) door (d) TV
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a cat by the park gate, an owl by the swing, a shoe by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the post box, a glass by the banyan tree. Where did you place the glass? (a) swing (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) post box
  15. 15.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) use no route
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a candle by the swing, a tiger by the slide, a tent by the banyan tree, a ladder by the fruit cart, a wallet by the park gate. Where did you place the wallet? (a) swing (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an onion by the TV, a jalebi by the dining table, a coconut by the sofa, an anchor by the shoe rack, a radio by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) onion (b) radio (c) coconut (d) anchor
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a kite by the park gate, a flute by the fruit cart, a rope by the bus stop, a sock by the banyan tree, a violin by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) violin (b) kite (c) sock (d) rope
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a fan by the dining table, a jalebi by the TV, a bucket by the sofa, a jeep by the door, a tiger by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) jeep (b) bucket (c) tiger (d) fan
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a spoon by the kitchen, a pencil by the shoe rack, a vase by the sofa, a sock by the dining table, an igloo by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) pencil (b) spoon (c) igloo (d) sock
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a goat by the post box, an anchor by the fruit cart, a tiger by the park gate, an apple by the bus stop, a net by the banyan tree. Where did you place the tiger? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) banyan tree
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a parrot by the sofa, a rose by the dining table, a wallet by the bed, an urn by the TV, a coconut by the kitchen. Where did you place the urn? (a) kitchen (b) dining table (c) TV (d) bed
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a flute by the shoe rack, a guava by the door, a ball by the gate, an igloo by the TV, a sock by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ball (b) guava (c) sock (d) flute
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tomato by the blackboard, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the classroom door, a mango by the playground, a ball by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) mango (c) ant (d) lemon
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the sofa, a monkey by the gate, a duck by the door, a flute by the TV, a fan by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) fan (b) monkey (c) ball (d) flute
  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 drum by the park gate, a needle by the post box, an ant by the fruit cart, a tiger by the banyan tree, a rope by the bus stop. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) drum (b) rope (c) needle (d) tiger
  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 bench, a doll by the swing, a jalebi by the fruit cart, a guava by the park gate, a spoon by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) guava (b) spoon (c) orange (d) doll
  33. 33.🏰 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 ladder by the swing, an umpire by the fruit cart, a kite by the park gate, an anchor by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) anchor (b) umpire (c) ladder (d) ant
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pillow by the door, a kettle by the TV, a shoe by the sofa, an owl by the gate, a drum by the shoe rack. What did you place by the sofa? (a) pillow (b) shoe (c) kettle (d) drum
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a radio by the bed, an ice cream by the kitchen, a fan by the dining table, a whistle by the TV, a violin by the sofa. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) dining table (b) bed (c) sofa (d) kitchen
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a nest by the slide, a pillow by the swing, a vase by the park gate, a tomato by the banyan tree, an anchor by the fruit cart. Where did you place the anchor? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) slide
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a mirror by the blackboard, a coconut by the stairs, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the notice board, a drum by the classroom door. Where did you place the pillow? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
  39. 39.🏰 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
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. the method of loci
  3. shoe rack
  4. step 2
  5. TV
  6. anchor
  7. one you know very well
  8. TV
  9. step 1
  10. wallet
  11. put pictures at stops
  12. choose a place you know
  13. sofa
  14. banyan tree
  15. add more stops
  16. park gate
  17. coconut
  18. rope
  19. fix stops in order
  20. step 3
  21. choose a place you know
  22. step 4
  23. jeep
  24. igloo
  25. fix stops in order
  26. park gate
  27. TV
  28. ball
  29. lemon
  30. ball
  31. tiger
  32. doll
  33. ant
  34. put pictures at stops
  35. shoe
  36. kitchen
  37. fruit cart
  38. teacher’s desk
  39. choose a place you know
  40. fix stops in order

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