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