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