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