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