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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 977 · 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.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
  2. 2.🏰 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
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 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
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jalebi by the bench, a banana by the fruit cart, a candle by the park gate, a guava by the swing, a cat by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) jalebi (b) guava (c) banana (d) candle
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an onion by the swing, a spoon by the park gate, an inkpot by the slide, an owl by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) onion (b) spoon (c) owl (d) inkpot
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a watch by the kitchen, a nest by the bed, a cat by the dining table, a candle by the TV, a shoe by the sofa. What did you place by the bed? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) nest (d) watch
  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.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
  11. 11.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
  15. 15.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a jug by the classroom door, a needle by the blackboard, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the notice board, a pencil by the stairs. Where did you place the needle? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tomato by the classroom door, a mango by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the blackboard, a mirror by the notice board, a pillow by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) monkey (d) mirror
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a coconut by the fruit cart, a rose by the slide, a goat by the banyan tree, a vase by the swing, an urn by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) rose (d) vase
  21. 21.🏰 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 coconut by the park gate, a whistle by the swing, a kettle by the banyan tree, a duck by the slide. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) kettle (d) coconut
  22. 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a glass by the dining table, a net by the sofa, a flute by the shoe rack, a kettle by the kitchen, a doll by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) doll (b) glass (c) kettle (d) net
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a needle by the stairs, a ladder by the classroom door, a mango by the notice board, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) needle (b) lemon (c) ladder (d) mango
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a fan by the playground, a doll by the library, a van by the blackboard, an owl by the classroom door, a cat by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the library? (a) doll (b) van (c) fan (d) owl
  26. 26.🏰 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
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mirror by the TV, a banana by the door, a duck by the shoe rack, a lemon by the gate, a radio by the sofa. Where did you place the banana? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) door (d) gate
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an anchor by the bench, a pencil by the park gate, a kite by the slide, an inkpot by the fruit cart, a ball by the swing. What did you place by the swing? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) pencil (d) inkpot
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an ice cream by the slide, an apple by the banyan tree, a goat by the park gate, an igloo by the fruit cart, a mirror by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) apple (b) goat (c) ice cream (d) mirror
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a kettle by the slide, a van by the swing, a spoon by the fruit cart, a jug by the bench, a cat by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) jug (b) van (c) spoon (d) kettle
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the notice board, a duck by the classroom door, a tent by the school gate, a shoe by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) bucket (b) shoe (c) drum (d) duck
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a key by the shoe rack, a fan by the sofa, a vase by the TV, a ladder by the dining table, a kite by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) fan (b) kite (c) ladder (d) vase
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umpire by the shoe rack, an umbrella by the door, a banana by the sofa, an ant by the TV, an orange by the gate. What did you place by the door? (a) banana (b) ant (c) umbrella (d) orange
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a violin by the library, an onion by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the blackboard, a jug by the stairs, a jeep by the classroom door. Where did you place the jeep? (a) library (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lamp by the door, a flute by the TV, a rose by the sofa, a tent by the shoe rack, an umpire by the gate. What did you place by the door? (a) umpire (b) rose (c) lamp (d) flute
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ladder by the playground, a kite by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the classroom door, a candle by the library, a jug by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) kite (b) candle (c) owl (d) jug
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ladder by the fruit cart, a pillow by the post box, a lemon by the bus stop, a duck by the banyan tree, a wallet by the park gate. What did you place by the post box? (a) duck (b) pillow (c) lemon (d) wallet
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a bucket by the fruit cart, a watch by the swing, an inkpot by the slide, a jalebi by the banyan tree, an owl by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) watch (b) inkpot (c) bucket (d) jalebi
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ice cream by the notice board, a kite by the school gate, a watch by the classroom door, a lemon by the stairs, a mango by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) watch (b) lemon (c) mango (d) ice cream
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a van by the fruit cart, a nest by the park gate, a ball by the swing, a banana by the slide, a flute by the banyan tree. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) flute (b) van (c) nest (d) banana

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. choose a place you know
  3. step 4
  4. choose a place you know
  5. fix stops in order
  6. guava
  7. spoon
  8. nest
  9. step 1
  10. add more stops
  11. the method of loci
  12. step 3
  13. choose a place you know
  14. yes, with new pictures
  15. to keep the order
  16. blackboard
  17. fix stops in order
  18. mango
  19. fix stops in order
  20. goat
  21. kettle
  22. step 2
  23. doll
  24. lemon
  25. doll
  26. put pictures at stops
  27. door
  28. ball
  29. apple
  30. jug
  31. duck
  32. kite
  33. umbrella
  34. classroom door
  35. lamp
  36. owl
  37. pillow
  38. watch
  39. watch
  40. flute

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