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 put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an onion by the shoe rack, an urn by the gate, a rose by the TV, a lamp by the sofa, a bucket by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) bucket (b) onion (c) urn (d) rose
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a goat by the park gate, a frog by the post box, a lamp by the swing, a rope by the fruit cart, an anchor by the banyan tree. Where did you place the rope? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) post box (d) swing
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a lemon by the banyan tree, a monkey by the swing, an ice cream by the park gate, an onion by the slide, an umbrella by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) monkey (b) onion (c) lemon (d) umbrella
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an igloo by the blackboard, a candle by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the library, a mango by the classroom door, a fan by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mango (b) candle (c) igloo (d) guava
- 13.🏰 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
- 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.🏰 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
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tiger by the bed, a key by the TV, a coconut by the dining table, a spoon by the sofa, a glass by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) coconut (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) key
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the kitchen, a flute by the TV, an ant by the dining table, a lemon by the bed, a key by the sofa. Where did you place the key? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) TV
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an urn by the slide, a key by the swing, a shoe by the bench, a lemon by the park gate, a frog by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) key (b) urn (c) shoe (d) lemon
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the sofa, a sock by the door, a rope by the shoe rack, a coconut by the dining table, a frog by the TV. Where did you place the coconut? (a) door (b) sofa (c) TV (d) dining table
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a fan by the bench, a lemon by the park gate, a van by the slide, an inkpot by the fruit cart, a jug by the swing. What did you place by the bench? (a) jug (b) fan (c) inkpot (d) lemon
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a lamp by the dining table, a tent by the door, a monkey by the shoe rack, an onion by the TV, a jalebi by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) lamp (b) onion (c) tent (d) monkey
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an anchor by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the classroom door, an owl by the stairs, a needle by the notice board, a nest by the blackboard. Where did you place the owl? (a) classroom door (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a bucket by the sofa, an ant by the shoe rack, a nest by the dining table, a frog by the door, an igloo by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) nest (b) ant (c) igloo (d) bucket
- 28.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tomato by the library, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a key by the playground, a cat by the classroom door, a banana by the blackboard. What did you place by the library? (a) ice cream (b) cat (c) key (d) tomato
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a ladder by the TV, a coconut by the sofa, a net by the shoe rack, an ant by the dining table, a ball by the door. Where did you place the net? (a) dining table (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) door
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ball by the banyan tree, a frog by the fruit cart, a jug by the bus stop, a mirror by the park gate, an anchor by the post box. Where did you place the ball? (a) banyan tree (b) bus stop (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a flute by the blackboard, a needle by the classroom door, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a mirror by the playground, a lamp by the library. What did you place by the playground? (a) lamp (b) rope (c) needle (d) mirror
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a jeep by the notice board, a ball by the stairs, a mango by the blackboard, a banana by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) wallet (b) jeep (c) ball (d) mango
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a drum by the kitchen, a duck by the sofa, an urn by the TV, an igloo by the bed, a rose by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) duck (b) igloo (c) rose (d) drum
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an anchor by the slide, a lamp by the park gate, a lemon by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the swing, a tent by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tent (b) anchor (c) inkpot (d) lemon
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pillow by the slide, a jalebi by the park gate, an ant by the fruit cart, a monkey by the bench, a drum by the swing. Where did you place the pillow? (a) fruit cart (b) swing (c) slide (d) bench
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the sofa, an inkpot by the shoe rack, an onion by the TV, an orange by the gate, a banana by the door. Where did you place the banana? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) door (d) gate
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a ball by the door, an umbrella by the dining table, a radio by the shoe rack, a candle by the TV, a whistle by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) whistle (b) ball (c) candle (d) umbrella
- 40.🏰 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 park gate, a wallet by the banyan tree, a banana by the post box, a rose by the bus stop, a lamp by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) rose (b) banana (c) wallet (d) lamp
Answer key
- fix stops in order
- the method of loci
- urn
- choose a place you know
- fruit cart
- to keep the order
- step 1
- umbrella
- step 2
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- igloo
- choose a place you know
- one you know very well
- put pictures at stops
- key
- step 4
- fix stops in order
- sofa
- fix stops in order
- urn
- dining table
- fan
- yes, with new pictures
- onion
- stairs
- bucket
- add more stops
- choose a place you know
- tomato
- shoe rack
- banyan tree
- mirror
- wallet
- drum
- lemon
- slide
- door
- candle
- wallet
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