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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 985 · 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 pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a whistle by the notice board, a vase by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the classroom door, a pillow by the school gate, a tiger by the stairs. Where did you place the tiger? (a) school gate (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) classroom door
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ladder by the swing, a coconut by the fruit cart, a cat by the post box, an owl by the park gate, a key by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) cat (b) key (c) coconut (d) owl
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the stairs, a pencil by the classroom door, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the school gate, a radio by the notice board. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) radio (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) pencil
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a rope by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the stairs, a tent by the classroom door, a doll by the notice board, a jalebi by the blackboard. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) rope (b) tent (c) duck (d) doll
  6. 6.🏰 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
  7. 7.🏰 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
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a net by the library, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a parrot by the blackboard, a spoon by the playground, a radio by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) radio (b) spoon (c) fan (d) parrot
  9. 9.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 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
  11. 11.🏰 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
  12. 12.🏰 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
  13. 13.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jalebi by the library, a ladder by the stairs, an ice cream by the classroom door, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the blackboard. Where did you place the glass? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) library (d) stairs
  15. 15.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
  16. 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a wallet by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the library, a kite by the classroom door, an apple by the stairs, a coconut by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) apple (b) kite (c) wallet (d) coconut
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a key by the blackboard, a watch by the library, a pencil by the classroom door, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a parrot by the playground. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) watch (b) pencil (c) key (d) umpire
  22. 22.🏰 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 whistle by the stairs, a key by the classroom door, a van by the notice board, a banana by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) sock (b) whistle (c) key (d) banana
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an anchor by the library, a wallet by the blackboard, a ball by the playground, an umbrella by the classroom door, a coconut by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) ball (b) coconut (c) anchor (d) umbrella
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a parrot by the school gate, a candle by the stairs, a jalebi by the classroom door, a flute by the notice board, a kite by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kite (b) candle (c) parrot (d) jalebi
  25. 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pillow by the swing, a spoon by the fruit cart, a flute by the park gate, a doll by the bench, a cat by the slide. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) flute (b) cat (c) spoon (d) pillow
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a duck by the TV, an onion by the sofa, an ant by the dining table, a ladder by the kitchen, a ball by the bed. What did you place by the bed? (a) ladder (b) ball (c) onion (d) duck
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a flute by the dining table, a doll by the kitchen, a candle by the TV, an onion by the bed, a key by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) flute (b) candle (c) doll (d) onion
  30. 30.🏰 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
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tomato by the dining table, an onion by the TV, a sock by the bed, an orange by the sofa, a mirror by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) mirror (b) orange (c) tomato (d) sock
  32. 32.🏰 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
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a cat by the sofa, a shoe by the kitchen, a bucket by the dining table, a needle by the TV, a sock by the shoe rack. Where did you place the sock? (a) kitchen (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) sofa
  34. 34.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a van by the banyan tree, a drum by the slide, a needle by the swing, a glass by the park gate, a guava by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) van (b) needle (c) drum (d) guava
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mirror by the sofa, an owl by the shoe rack, a banana by the door, a bucket by the dining table, a cat by the TV. Where did you place the banana? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) door (d) sofa
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the sofa, a pencil by the dining table, an inkpot by the kitchen, a tomato by the shoe rack, a monkey by the TV. Where did you place the tomato? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) kitchen (d) sofa
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a kite by the notice board, an anchor by the blackboard, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the classroom door, a doll by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) kite (b) doll (c) anchor (d) umpire
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a cat by the slide, a monkey by the park gate, an apple by the fruit cart, a vase by the banyan tree, a glass by the swing. Where did you place the cat? (a) slide (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) swing
  40. 40.🏰 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

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. stairs
  3. owl
  4. pencil
  5. tent
  6. step 1
  7. choose a place you know
  8. radio
  9. fix stops in order
  10. fix stops in order
  11. choose a place you know
  12. add more stops
  13. to keep the order
  14. blackboard
  15. one you know very well
  16. step 2
  17. step 4
  18. coconut
  19. put pictures at stops
  20. choose a place you know
  21. pencil
  22. key
  23. umbrella
  24. jalebi
  25. step 3
  26. spoon
  27. ball
  28. fix stops in order
  29. onion
  30. choose a place you know
  31. mirror
  32. fix stops in order
  33. shoe rack
  34. yes, with new pictures
  35. guava
  36. door
  37. shoe rack
  38. doll
  39. slide
  40. choose a place you know

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