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