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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 911 · 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 method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a pillow by the library, a guava by the blackboard, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the classroom door, a glass by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) tomato (b) pillow (c) glass (d) guava
  3. 3.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a violin by the slide, a nest by the fruit cart, a needle by the park gate, a net by the bench, a wallet by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) needle (b) net (c) violin (d) wallet
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 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 swing, a kettle by the post box, a flute by the park gate, a spoon by the fruit cart, a jug by the banyan tree. Where did you place the kettle? (a) banyan tree (b) post box (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
  10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ball by the school gate, a pillow by the classroom door, a tent by the notice board, a monkey by the stairs, a rose by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) monkey (b) pillow (c) ball (d) tent
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tomato by the notice board, a pillow by the school gate, a key by the stairs, a bucket by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the classroom door. What did you place by the school gate? (a) tomato (b) bucket (c) igloo (d) pillow
  14. 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  15. 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an ant by the playground, an anchor by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the classroom door, an inkpot by the library, a needle by the blackboard. Where did you place the ant? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) library (d) playground
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a sock by the school gate, a key by the notice board, a jeep by the stairs, a doll by the classroom door, an ant by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ant (b) key (c) jeep (d) doll
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a key by the door, a monkey by the shoe rack, an owl by the gate, an anchor by the sofa, a frog by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) owl (b) frog (c) monkey (d) anchor
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a mango by the kitchen, a monkey by the sofa, a kettle by the shoe rack, a watch by the dining table, a tomato by the TV. Where did you place the mango? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) kitchen
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a spoon by the slide, an onion by the swing, a tomato by the fruit cart, a nest by the park gate, an owl by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) owl (d) onion
  26. 26.🏰 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
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a guava by the swing, a flute by the fruit cart, a lemon by the park gate, a coconut by the post box, a candle by the banyan tree. What did you place by the post box? (a) flute (b) guava (c) coconut (d) candle
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a banana by the banyan tree, an onion by the fruit cart, a duck by the post box, a kettle by the park gate, a goat by the swing. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) goat (b) banana (c) duck (d) onion
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a key by the park gate, a jug by the post box, a lamp by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the bus stop, a rose by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) rose (b) lamp (c) ice cream (d) jug
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the dining table, a shoe by the bed, a doll by the kitchen, a flute by the TV, a bucket by the sofa. Where did you place the bucket? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) dining table (d) bed
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a banana by the park gate, an apple by the swing, a fan by the fruit cart, a frog by the banyan tree, a jalebi by the post box. Where did you place the frog? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jalebi by the park gate, an ice cream by the fruit cart, a tomato by the post box, a lemon by the banyan tree, a parrot by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) jalebi (c) parrot (d) ice cream
  33. 33.🏰 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
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a sock by the stairs, an apple by the blackboard, a wallet by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the classroom door, a watch by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) wallet (b) sock (c) fan (d) apple
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an anchor by the shoe rack, a violin by the TV, a coconut by the dining table, a banana by the sofa, a fan by the kitchen. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) coconut (b) violin (c) anchor (d) banana
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a candle by the bed, an owl by the kitchen, a jalebi by the TV, a glass by the dining table, a cat by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) candle (b) jalebi (c) cat (d) glass
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a coconut by the post box, a drum by the bus stop, a net by the fruit cart, an apple by the park gate, a monkey by the banyan tree. Where did you place the drum? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) bus stop (d) park gate
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a van by the door, a radio by the TV, a mirror by the dining table, a watch by the sofa, a parrot by the shoe rack. Where did you place the van? (a) TV (b) door (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a needle by the shoe rack, a lamp by the sofa, an onion by the TV, a vase by the dining table, an umpire by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) lamp (b) onion (c) umpire (d) vase

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. guava
  3. yes, with new pictures
  4. one you know very well
  5. net
  6. step 4
  7. choose a place you know
  8. put pictures at stops
  9. post box
  10. monkey
  11. to keep the order
  12. add more stops
  13. pillow
  14. step 3
  15. step 1
  16. fix stops in order
  17. playground
  18. jeep
  19. step 2
  20. owl
  21. fix stops in order
  22. put pictures at stops
  23. fix stops in order
  24. kitchen
  25. spoon
  26. fix stops in order
  27. coconut
  28. banana
  29. rose
  30. sofa
  31. banyan tree
  32. parrot
  33. choose a place you know
  34. sock
  35. anchor
  36. jalebi
  37. choose a place you know
  38. bus stop
  39. door
  40. umpire

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