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