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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 989 · 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) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
  2. 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  3. 3.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
  4. 4.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a goat by the TV, a jalebi by the door, a mirror by the sofa, an onion by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the gate. What did you place by the door? (a) mirror (b) ice cream (c) onion (d) jalebi
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a duck by the notice board, a net by the stairs, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the classroom door, a pillow by the school gate. What did you place by the school gate? (a) net (b) duck (c) pillow (d) rope
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
  10. 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a key by the stairs, a rose by the school gate, a spoon by the classroom door, a fan by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the notice board. Where did you place the fan? (a) school gate (b) teacher’s desk (c) notice board (d) classroom door
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  13. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🏰 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
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a cat by the blackboard, an anchor by the classroom door, an apple by the playground, a parrot by the library, a goat by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the goat? (a) playground (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 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
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tomato by the TV, an ice cream by the kitchen, a flute by the dining table, a coconut by the sofa, an orange by the shoe rack. What did you place by the dining table? (a) tomato (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) flute
  22. 22.🏰 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
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umpire by the post box, a glass by the banyan tree, a shoe by the park gate, a net by the bus stop, a flute by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) glass (b) net (c) flute (d) shoe
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jug by the shoe rack, a whistle by the gate, an igloo by the TV, a tomato by the sofa, a flute by the door. Where did you place the igloo? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) gate (d) door
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the classroom door, an owl by the blackboard, a pencil by the notice board, a kite by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) jalebi (b) needle (c) owl (d) kite
  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 walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a tent by the banyan tree, a parrot by the fruit cart, an apple by the park gate, a radio by the swing, a violin by the post box. Where did you place the parrot? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) post box
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tomato by the kitchen, a duck by the sofa, an umpire by the bed, an urn by the dining table, an inkpot by the TV. What did you place by the dining table? (a) urn (b) inkpot (c) duck (d) tomato
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ladder by the gate, a needle by the shoe rack, a candle by the sofa, a coconut by the TV, a kettle by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) needle (b) kettle (c) ladder (d) candle
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a frog by the classroom door, a van by the notice board, a drum by the school gate, a net by the stairs, a watch by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) drum (b) net (c) frog (d) watch
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a flute by the TV, a mirror by the sofa, a ball by the gate, a van by the door, an apple by the shoe rack. Where did you place the apple? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) door (d) gate
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a watch by the shoe rack, a kite by the door, a rose by the gate, a bucket by the sofa, an onion by the TV. Where did you place the watch? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) gate (d) door
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a coconut by the dining table, an anchor by the sofa, a pencil by the TV, a drum by the bed, a lemon by the kitchen. What did you place by the dining table? (a) drum (b) lemon (c) coconut (d) pencil
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the notice board, a frog by the school gate, an ant by the teacher’s desk, a tiger by the stairs, a goat by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) goat (b) ant (c) bucket (d) tiger
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a mirror by the banyan tree, an orange by the park gate, a sock by the post box, a flute by the swing, an anchor by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) flute (b) orange (c) anchor (d) mirror
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a coconut by the classroom door, a whistle by the blackboard, a jug by the stairs, a glass by the library, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) coconut (b) inkpot (c) glass (d) jug
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a monkey by the stairs, a needle by the notice board, a jeep by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the classroom door, a doll by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) doll (d) duck
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a frog by the door, a banana by the sofa, a radio by the shoe rack, a glass by the dining table, a cat by the TV. Where did you place the glass? (a) door (b) sofa (c) TV (d) dining table

Answer key

  1. the method of loci
  2. step 1
  3. add more stops
  4. yes, with new pictures
  5. jalebi
  6. pillow
  7. step 2
  8. put pictures at stops
  9. one you know very well
  10. step 4
  11. teacher’s desk
  12. step 3
  13. fix stops in order
  14. fix stops in order
  15. put pictures at stops
  16. choose a place you know
  17. teacher’s desk
  18. choose a place you know
  19. fix stops in order
  20. choose a place you know
  21. flute
  22. choose a place you know
  23. to keep the order
  24. choose a place you know
  25. shoe
  26. TV
  27. kite
  28. fix stops in order
  29. fruit cart
  30. urn
  31. candle
  32. watch
  33. shoe rack
  34. shoe rack
  35. coconut
  36. tiger
  37. mirror
  38. jug
  39. duck
  40. dining table

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