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