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