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