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