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