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