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