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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 895 · 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) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ball by the park gate, a candle by the bus stop, an onion by the banyan tree, a tiger by the fruit cart, an owl by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tiger (b) owl (c) candle (d) onion
  4. 4.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a bucket by the TV, an inkpot by the sofa, a lemon by the shoe rack, a key by the dining table, an igloo by the door. Where did you place the key? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) shoe rack
  9. 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an onion by the classroom door, an anchor by the blackboard, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a kettle by the notice board, a jeep by the stairs. Where did you place the onion? (a) notice board (b) blackboard (c) teacher’s desk (d) classroom door
  14. 14.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an apple by the slide, a radio by the fruit cart, a candle by the swing, a duck by the banyan tree, a lamp by the park gate. What did you place by the swing? (a) lamp (b) duck (c) candle (d) radio
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a radio by the swing, a cat by the slide, a rose by the fruit cart, a monkey by the park gate, a guava by the bench. Where did you place the rose? (a) swing (b) bench (c) fruit cart (d) slide
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jalebi by the TV, a vase by the shoe rack, an umpire by the door, a coconut by the gate, a doll by the sofa. Where did you place the coconut? (a) gate (b) sofa (c) door (d) TV
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a tiger by the bench, an igloo by the fruit cart, an apple by the park gate, a banana by the slide, an inkpot by the swing. Where did you place the tiger? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) swing (d) bench
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a fan by the library, a jug by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the classroom door, a whistle by the playground, a duck by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) fan (b) duck (c) whistle (d) jug
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a van by the post box, a wallet by the fruit cart, a jalebi by the park gate, an onion by the swing, a banana by the banyan tree. What did you place by the post box? (a) banana (b) van (c) jalebi (d) onion
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a wallet by the post box, a fan by the park gate, a mango by the swing, a flute by the fruit cart, a duck by the banyan tree. What did you place by the post box? (a) flute (b) mango (c) wallet (d) duck
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an owl by the TV, a lamp by the kitchen, a mirror by the sofa, a ball by the dining table, a frog by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) lamp (b) frog (c) owl (d) ball
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tent by the sofa, a radio by the shoe rack, a coconut by the gate, an orange by the TV, a glass by the door. Where did you place the radio? (a) gate (b) TV (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a kettle by the park gate, a jalebi by the banyan tree, a ball by the slide, a candle by the swing, a tent by the fruit cart. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) swing (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) fruit cart
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a cat by the fruit cart, a net by the slide, a tent by the park gate, an orange by the banyan tree, a bucket by the swing. What did you place by the park gate? (a) orange (b) net (c) tent (d) cat
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a vase by the sofa, a duck by the TV, a tomato by the dining table, a mirror by the shoe rack, a doll by the kitchen. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) vase (b) tomato (c) duck (d) doll
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umpire by the library, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the playground, a vase by the blackboard, a duck by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) duck (b) ant (c) umpire (d) pillow
  34. 34.🏰 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
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a coconut by the slide, a needle by the banyan tree, a radio by the swing, a parrot by the fruit cart, a glass by the park gate. Where did you place the glass? (a) swing (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) slide
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a flute by the classroom door, a lemon by the blackboard, a watch by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the notice board, an umbrella by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) flute (b) watch (c) ladder (d) umbrella
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rope by the park gate, an inkpot by the banyan tree, a kettle by the swing, an apple by the fruit cart, a ball by the slide. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) banyan tree (b) slide (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a candle by the park gate, a ladder by the bench, a shoe by the swing, a coconut by the fruit cart, an ant by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) ant (d) shoe
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an apple by the banyan tree, a key by the fruit cart, an urn by the post box, a jalebi by the swing, a pillow by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) key (b) pillow (c) jalebi (d) urn
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a whistle by the sofa, a van by the TV, an orange by the dining table, a vase by the kitchen, a jalebi by the bed. Where did you place the whistle? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) kitchen (d) TV

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. choose a place you know
  3. candle
  4. one you know very well
  5. fix stops in order
  6. yes, with new pictures
  7. step 2
  8. dining table
  9. step 1
  10. put pictures at stops
  11. the method of loci
  12. choose a place you know
  13. classroom door
  14. add more stops
  15. fix stops in order
  16. candle
  17. fruit cart
  18. choose a place you know
  19. step 3
  20. gate
  21. put pictures at stops
  22. bench
  23. step 4
  24. fan
  25. van
  26. wallet
  27. lamp
  28. shoe rack
  29. banyan tree
  30. fix stops in order
  31. tent
  32. doll
  33. ant
  34. fix stops in order
  35. park gate
  36. umbrella
  37. banyan tree
  38. shoe
  39. pillow
  40. sofa

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