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