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