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