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