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