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