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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 832 · 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) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a vase by the classroom door, a rose by the school gate, a fan by the stairs, a van by the notice board, a watch by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) watch (b) fan (c) vase (d) rose
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kite by the TV, a guava by the sofa, a watch by the shoe rack, a radio by the dining table, an urn by the kitchen. Where did you place the urn? (a) kitchen (b) TV (c) dining table (d) shoe rack
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lamp by the stairs, an apple by the school gate, a pencil by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the classroom door, an ant by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pencil (b) glass (c) apple (d) ant
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  8. 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 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 fruit cart, a kettle by the banyan tree, a fan by the swing, a net by the post box, a banana by the park gate. What did you place by the post box? (a) fan (b) kettle (c) bucket (d) net
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kite by the dining table, a monkey by the kitchen, a tiger by the sofa, a fan by the shoe rack, a whistle by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) monkey (b) whistle (c) kite (d) tiger
  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 mango by the post box, a pencil by the banyan tree, a coconut by the fruit cart, a kettle by the park gate, a spoon by the bus stop. Where did you place the kettle? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) bus stop
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tomato by the shoe rack, a candle by the door, a goat by the TV, a monkey by the dining table, a kettle by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) goat (b) tomato (c) kettle (d) candle
  15. 15.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 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
  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.🏰 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 shoe by the fruit cart, a doll by the banyan tree, a monkey by the park gate, a rose by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) duck (b) shoe (c) doll (d) rose
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kettle by the shoe rack, a glass by the dining table, a goat by the kitchen, an inkpot by the sofa, a kite by the TV. Where did you place the kettle? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) TV (d) kitchen
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tomato by the classroom door, an umpire by the stairs, an apple by the library, a parrot by the blackboard, a van by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the umpire? (a) stairs (b) library (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a goat by the classroom door, a vase by the stairs, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the blackboard, a kite by the notice board. Where did you place the fan? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a spoon by the gate, a lemon by the shoe rack, a jug by the door, a jalebi by the TV, a drum by the sofa. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) lemon (b) spoon (c) jalebi (d) drum
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 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
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mango by the bed, a violin by the kitchen, a vase by the dining table, an orange by the sofa, a banana by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) vase (b) orange (c) banana (d) violin
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a parrot by the shoe rack, a bucket by the door, a jalebi by the dining table, a cat by the TV, a jug by the sofa. Where did you place the bucket? (a) door (b) shoe rack (c) sofa (d) dining table
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a nest by the bed, a coconut by the sofa, a ball by the TV, an umbrella by the dining table, a violin by the kitchen. What did you place by the sofa? (a) ball (b) umbrella (c) coconut (d) violin
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a fan by the swing, a mango by the park gate, a guava by the post box, a kite by the banyan tree, a tomato by the fruit cart. Where did you place the guava? (a) park gate (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) fruit cart
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an onion by the sofa, an anchor by the shoe rack, an igloo by the TV, a rose by the kitchen, a guava by the dining table. Where did you place the anchor? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) kitchen
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a goat by the school gate, a tent by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the classroom door, a wallet by the stairs, a rope by the notice board. Where did you place the goat? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) school gate (d) stairs
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a wallet by the park gate, a tomato by the swing, a mirror by the banyan tree, an ant by the slide, a jug by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tomato (b) jug (c) wallet (d) ant
  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: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a van by the swing, a jalebi by the park gate, a kite by the slide, a drum by the fruit cart, a jeep by the banyan tree. Where did you place the jeep? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) swing
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jug by the door, a fan by the shoe rack, a ball by the gate, a whistle by the sofa, a tent by the TV. Where did you place the tent? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) door (d) TV

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. fix stops in order
  3. vase
  4. kitchen
  5. ant
  6. step 2
  7. step 3
  8. add more stops
  9. step 1
  10. one you know very well
  11. net
  12. tiger
  13. park gate
  14. kettle
  15. yes, with new pictures
  16. to keep the order
  17. fix stops in order
  18. step 4
  19. choose a place you know
  20. put pictures at stops
  21. choose a place you know
  22. duck
  23. choose a place you know
  24. shoe rack
  25. stairs
  26. blackboard
  27. lemon
  28. put pictures at stops
  29. choose a place you know
  30. orange
  31. door
  32. coconut
  33. post box
  34. choose a place you know
  35. shoe rack
  36. school gate
  37. jug
  38. fix stops in order
  39. banyan tree
  40. TV

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