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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 4.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a glass by the swing, a goat by the banyan tree, a guava by the slide, a drum by the fruit cart, a lemon by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) goat (b) guava (c) glass (d) lemon
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the notice board, a radio by the school gate, a fan by the classroom door, a tent by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) umbrella (b) tent (c) ladder (d) fan
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a vase by the stairs, an onion by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the blackboard, an ant by the library, a radio by the classroom door. What did you place by the library? (a) ant (b) vase (c) onion (d) violin
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 10.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ball by the banyan tree, a candle by the post box, a mirror by the fruit cart, a bucket by the swing, a jeep by the park gate. Where did you place the bucket? (a) banyan tree (b) swing (c) post box (d) fruit cart
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an ice cream by the bed, a pencil by the kitchen, a doll by the sofa, a ball by the TV, a rose by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rose (b) doll (c) pencil (d) ice cream
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a whistle by the kitchen, a flute by the TV, a tent by the bed, a pillow by the dining table, a frog by the sofa. Where did you place the whistle? (a) sofa (b) bed (c) kitchen (d) TV
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ant by the dining table, an urn by the door, a rose by the TV, a tomato by the sofa, a cat by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) urn (b) tomato (c) ant (d) cat
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a bucket by the sofa, a drum by the TV, a radio by the bed, a ball by the kitchen, a tiger by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) tiger (d) radio
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an inkpot by the TV, an ant by the door, a banana by the dining table, an onion by the sofa, a ball by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) inkpot (b) ant (c) banana (d) ball
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a duck by the shoe rack, a goat by the gate, a rope by the door, a watch by the TV, an umbrella by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) goat (b) umbrella (c) rope (d) duck
- 25.🏰 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
- 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 walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a mirror by the swing, a whistle by the slide, a monkey by the park gate, a frog by the fruit cart, a goat by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) frog (b) monkey (c) mirror (d) goat
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a frog by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the notice board, a goat by the stairs, a candle by the school gate, a parrot by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) goat (b) onion (c) parrot (d) frog
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a needle by the classroom door, an urn by the library, a radio by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the playground, a lemon by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) radio (b) lemon (c) urn (d) needle
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a drum by the park gate, a kite by the slide, a key by the fruit cart, a jug by the swing, a goat by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) drum (b) key (c) goat (d) jug
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a coconut by the sofa, a banana by the gate, an ice cream by the TV, an umpire by the door, a flute by the shoe rack. Where did you place the banana? (a) shoe rack (b) gate (c) door (d) sofa
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an urn by the playground, a shoe by the classroom door, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the blackboard, a spoon by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pillow (b) shoe (c) kettle (d) spoon
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a candle by the TV, a tomato by the shoe rack, a frog by the door, a key by the sofa, a nest by the gate. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) frog (b) candle (c) tomato (d) key
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a rose by the banyan tree, a mango by the bus stop, a jalebi by the post box, a coconut by the fruit cart, a needle by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) rose (b) mango (c) needle (d) jalebi
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a needle by the stairs, a glass by the classroom door, a monkey by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the blackboard, a jeep by the notice board. Where did you place the monkey? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) notice board (d) stairs
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a spoon by the park gate, a jalebi by the swing, a rope by the bench, a goat by the fruit cart, a shoe by the slide. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) park gate (b) slide (c) swing (d) bench
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an igloo by the banyan tree, a mirror by the fruit cart, an ant by the swing, a shoe by the park gate, a duck by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) igloo (b) shoe (c) mirror (d) ant
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a nest by the park gate, a wallet by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the post box, a candle by the bus stop, a duck by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) wallet (b) duck (c) nest (d) candle
Answer key
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- step 4
- the method of loci
- guava
- tent
- step 1
- ant
- step 3
- add more stops
- yes, with new pictures
- swing
- doll
- put pictures at stops
- kitchen
- cat
- bucket
- one you know very well
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- to keep the order
- choose a place you know
- ball
- umbrella
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
- goat
- onion
- lemon
- jug
- gate
- kettle
- tomato
- needle
- teacher’s desk
- swing
- mirror
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
- duck
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