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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 991 · 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 pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
  2. 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a watch by the teacher’s desk, a van by the library, a parrot by the blackboard, an onion by the stairs, a fan by the classroom door. Where did you place the van? (a) stairs (b) teacher’s desk (c) library (d) classroom door
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a rope by the stairs, a goat by the notice board, a guava by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the blackboard, a spoon by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) rope (b) guava (c) banana (d) goat
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  7. 7.🏰 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
  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.🏰 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
  10. 10.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a shoe by the bench, a rose by the slide, a guava by the park gate, a kettle by the fruit cart, a lamp by the swing. What did you place by the swing? (a) shoe (b) rose (c) guava (d) lamp
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an inkpot by the shoe rack, a doll by the kitchen, a needle by the sofa, a lemon by the dining table, a parrot by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) needle (b) parrot (c) lemon (d) inkpot
  13. 13.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
  14. 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a mirror by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the school gate, a watch by the stairs, a glass by the notice board, an ice cream by the classroom door. Where did you place the mirror? (a) school gate (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a whistle by the bed, a rope by the TV, a fan by the kitchen, a duck by the dining table, a frog by the sofa. Where did you place the rope? (a) bed (b) TV (c) dining table (d) sofa
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a shoe by the classroom door, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the notice board, an igloo by the stairs, an urn by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rose (b) urn (c) doll (d) shoe
  18. 18.🏰 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
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a lemon by the shoe rack, a lamp by the dining table, a spoon by the door, a goat by the TV, a kite by the sofa. Where did you place the lemon? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) door (d) shoe rack
  21. 21.🏰 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
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a spoon by the fruit cart, a vase by the post box, a tent by the swing, a sock by the banyan tree, a cat by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) sock (b) spoon (c) tent (d) cat
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tiger by the sofa, an orange by the shoe rack, a mango by the gate, an apple by the TV, an onion by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) onion (b) apple (c) tiger (d) mango
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a duck by the classroom door, a doll by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the playground, a tomato by the library, an apple by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) doll (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) duck
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an anchor by the classroom door, a kite by the stairs, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the library, an onion by the blackboard. Where did you place the lemon? (a) stairs (b) teacher’s desk (c) library (d) classroom door
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pencil by the bench, a duck by the fruit cart, a watch by the slide, a rope by the park gate, an urn by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) urn (b) rope (c) duck (d) watch
  27. 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ball by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the blackboard, a radio by the stairs, an igloo by the classroom door, a shoe by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) shoe (b) radio (c) igloo (d) ant
  28. 28.🏰 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
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kettle by the shoe rack, a pillow by the sofa, a jug by the dining table, a doll by the TV, a radio by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) radio (b) doll (c) pillow (d) jug
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an onion by the bus stop, an apple by the fruit cart, a tent by the banyan tree, an ant by the post box, an owl by the park gate. Where did you place the apple? (a) post box (b) banyan tree (c) bus stop (d) fruit cart
  31. 31.🏰 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
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a drum by the bed, a nest by the kitchen, a violin by the TV, a lemon by the dining table, an owl by the sofa. Where did you place the lemon? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) sofa (d) bed
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a lemon by the shoe rack, a mango by the sofa, a net by the kitchen, a fan by the dining table, a tent by the TV. Where did you place the mango? (a) kitchen (b) dining table (c) TV (d) sofa
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a coconut by the stairs, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the notice board, a van by the blackboard, an urn by the classroom door. What did you place by the stairs? (a) van (b) urn (c) coconut (d) whistle
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an inkpot by the dining table, a flute by the TV, a kettle by the sofa, a drum by the door, a jeep by the shoe rack. Where did you place the drum? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) door (d) TV
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a drum by the classroom door, a violin by the blackboard, a monkey by the library, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the stairs. Where did you place the tomato? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) blackboard
  37. 37.🏰 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
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an umbrella by the swing, a pillow by the park gate, a nest by the fruit cart, a banana by the post box, a coconut by the banyan tree. Where did you place the banana? (a) swing (b) park gate (c) post box (d) fruit cart
  40. 40.🏰 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 fruit cart, a jeep by the park gate, a drum by the post box, a glass by the banyan tree, a kite by the bus stop. Where did you place the drum? (a) bus stop (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) post box

Answer key

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

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