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