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