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