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 walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a parrot by the shoe rack, an inkpot by the TV, a banana by the sofa, a kite by the door, an ant by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ant (b) parrot (c) inkpot (d) banana
- 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a key by the park gate, a pillow by the fruit cart, a banana by the banyan tree, a guava by the swing, a shoe by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) banana (b) pillow (c) shoe (d) key
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a flute by the gate, a tiger by the door, a whistle by the TV, a frog by the sofa, a net by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) net (b) whistle (c) frog (d) flute
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a cat by the sofa, a nest by the door, a frog by the shoe rack, a whistle by the TV, a goat by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) goat (b) whistle (c) cat (d) nest
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an ant by the park gate, a drum by the fruit cart, a watch by the swing, a whistle by the slide, a kite by the banyan tree. Where did you place the kite? (a) slide (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) swing
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a candle by the shoe rack, a banana by the gate, a frog by the door, a goat by the sofa, a key by the TV. What did you place by the gate? (a) frog (b) key (c) banana (d) candle
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 20.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a rose by the library, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the stairs, a tomato by the classroom door, a net by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) rose (b) pillow (c) tomato (d) net
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an onion by the stairs, a monkey by the classroom door, a candle by the teacher’s desk, a parrot by the notice board, an owl by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) monkey (b) parrot (c) candle (d) onion
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a needle by the fruit cart, a cat by the park gate, a tomato by the swing, a rope by the bench, a shoe by the slide. What did you place by the park gate? (a) rope (b) shoe (c) needle (d) cat
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an inkpot by the sofa, a guava by the door, a pencil by the TV, a net by the shoe rack, a jeep by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) inkpot (b) guava (c) pencil (d) jeep
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a spoon by the library, a ladder by the classroom door, an ant by the blackboard, a van by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the playground. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) wallet (b) ant (c) ladder (d) spoon
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an ice cream by the notice board, an apple by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the stairs, a mirror by the classroom door, a tent by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ice cream (b) owl (c) apple (d) mirror
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a goat by the banyan tree, a fan by the swing, a net by the fruit cart, a coconut by the slide, a frog by the park gate. Where did you place the coconut? (a) park gate (b) slide (c) fruit cart (d) swing
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mirror by the bed, an urn by the TV, a net by the sofa, a flute by the kitchen, a fan by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) fan (b) net (c) urn (d) flute
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a radio by the park gate, a kite by the fruit cart, a doll by the post box, an inkpot by the bus stop, a pillow by the banyan tree. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) park gate (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) bus stop
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the bed, a key by the kitchen, a nest by the dining table, a coconut by the sofa, a jeep by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) coconut (b) nest (c) key (d) jeep
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a parrot by the door, a net by the gate, an ant by the sofa, a frog by the shoe rack, a duck by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) frog (b) parrot (c) ant (d) net
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a radio by the sofa, a ladder by the door, an inkpot by the TV, a mirror by the gate, a shoe by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) radio (b) shoe (c) ladder (d) mirror
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a duck by the library, a sock by the classroom door, a lemon by the stairs, an onion by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the blackboard. Where did you place the duck? (a) blackboard (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) library
- 38.🏰 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 fruit cart, an umbrella by the park gate, an urn by the post box, a jalebi by the bus stop, a coconut by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) van (b) coconut (c) umbrella (d) urn
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a coconut by the kitchen, a guava by the dining table, a candle by the TV, a needle by the sofa, an umbrella by the bed. Where did you place the coconut? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) kitchen (d) bed
Answer key
- put pictures at stops
- banana
- the method of loci
- step 4
- put pictures at stops
- fix stops in order
- one you know very well
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- shoe
- choose a place you know
- frog
- choose a place you know
- whistle
- banyan tree
- to keep the order
- step 1
- banana
- step 2
- yes, with new pictures
- net
- monkey
- add more stops
- fix stops in order
- cat
- pencil
- choose a place you know
- ladder
- mirror
- slide
- choose a place you know
- urn
- bus stop
- jeep
- parrot
- shoe
- library
- umbrella
- fix stops in order
- kitchen
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