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