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