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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 793 · 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.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
  2. 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the gate, a mango by the TV, a needle by the sofa, an onion by the shoe rack, an umpire by the door. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) drum (b) mango (c) umpire (d) onion
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a drum by the banyan tree, an owl by the post box, an ant by the park gate, a tent by the fruit cart, a banana by the swing. Where did you place the drum? (a) swing (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a candle by the TV, a ladder by the dining table, a kite by the shoe rack, a jug by the kitchen, a spoon by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) kite (b) spoon (c) jug (d) candle
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a shoe by the swing, a monkey by the banyan tree, a van by the fruit cart, a tent by the park gate, a lemon by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) monkey (b) shoe (c) tent (d) lemon
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jeep by the shoe rack, a spoon by the TV, a vase by the sofa, a key by the door, a lemon by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) jeep (b) vase (c) key (d) lemon
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a frog by the sofa, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a ladder by the dining table, a tomato by the TV, a rose by the kitchen. Where did you place the tomato? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) kitchen (d) sofa
  18. 18.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
  19. 19.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mirror by the shoe rack, an umpire by the TV, an urn by the sofa, a tomato by the gate, a sock by the door. Where did you place the mirror? (a) gate (b) sofa (c) TV (d) shoe rack
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an anchor by the TV, a whistle by the gate, a frog by the shoe rack, a wallet by the sofa, an igloo by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) whistle (d) wallet
  24. 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  25. 25.🏰 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
  26. 26.🏰 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
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a candle by the post box, a key by the fruit cart, an apple by the banyan tree, a mango by the swing, an onion by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) candle (b) onion (c) mango (d) apple
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lamp by the post box, a kite by the park gate, a drum by the fruit cart, a tiger by the banyan tree, a candle by the bus stop. Where did you place the kite? (a) park gate (b) post box (c) fruit cart (d) banyan tree
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an onion by the TV, an urn by the sofa, an owl by the door, a whistle by the dining table, a cat by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) whistle (b) owl (c) onion (d) urn
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a fan by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the school gate, an ant by the stairs, an ice cream by the classroom door, a shoe by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) monkey (b) fan (c) shoe (d) ant
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the kitchen, a tiger by the dining table, a fan by the sofa, a glass by the bed, an igloo by the TV. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) fan (b) igloo (c) spoon (d) glass
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a vase by the notice board, a pencil by the classroom door, a cat by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the stairs, a kettle by the blackboard. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) kettle (b) vase (c) pencil (d) cat
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lemon by the gate, an ant by the TV, a jug by the door, a vase by the sofa, a spoon by the shoe rack. What did you place by the gate? (a) spoon (b) ant (c) jug (d) lemon
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an onion by the swing, a goat by the fruit cart, a guava by the post box, a cat by the banyan tree, a frog by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) goat (b) cat (c) guava (d) onion
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an anchor by the blackboard, an owl by the notice board, a ball by the stairs, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the classroom door. Where did you place the owl? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) classroom door
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a glass by the school gate, an anchor by the classroom door, a shoe by the stairs, a lamp by the notice board, a kettle by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the lamp? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) notice board (d) school gate
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a parrot by the swing, a watch by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the slide, a cat by the bench, a glass by the park gate. Where did you place the glass? (a) slide (b) park gate (c) swing (d) fruit cart
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a lamp by the bench, a guava by the fruit cart, a goat by the park gate, a flute by the swing, a banana by the slide. What did you place by the slide? (a) lamp (b) flute (c) banana (d) guava
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ant by the kitchen, a mirror by the sofa, a whistle by the dining table, a glass by the shoe rack, a violin by the TV. What did you place by the dining table? (a) glass (b) ant (c) mirror (d) whistle
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. yes, with new pictures
  2. the method of loci
  3. onion
  4. fix stops in order
  5. step 1
  6. fix stops in order
  7. one you know very well
  8. banyan tree
  9. fix stops in order
  10. spoon
  11. shoe
  12. put pictures at stops
  13. lemon
  14. fix stops in order
  15. step 3
  16. choose a place you know
  17. TV
  18. add more stops
  19. to keep the order
  20. put pictures at stops
  21. choose a place you know
  22. shoe rack
  23. wallet
  24. step 2
  25. choose a place you know
  26. step 4
  27. candle
  28. park gate
  29. onion
  30. shoe
  31. spoon
  32. pencil
  33. lemon
  34. onion
  35. notice board
  36. notice board
  37. park gate
  38. banana
  39. whistle
  40. choose a place you know

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