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