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