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