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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the door, a kite by the sofa, a tomato by the shoe rack, a ball by the gate, a nest by the TV. Where did you place the drum? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) TV (d) door
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a duck by the post box, a jalebi by the park gate, a sock by the banyan tree, a violin by the fruit cart, an anchor by the swing. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) swing
- 7.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a violin by the fruit cart, a flute by the park gate, a doll by the bus stop, a candle by the banyan tree, a banana by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) candle (b) violin (c) doll (d) banana
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a nest by the TV, a cat by the sofa, a tomato by the kitchen, a banana by the dining table, a lamp by the shoe rack. Where did you place the cat? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) TV (d) shoe rack
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a violin by the park gate, a spoon by the banyan tree, a fan by the swing, a doll by the fruit cart, a frog by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) spoon (b) fan (c) doll (d) violin
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a radio by the park gate, a watch by the slide, a kite by the swing, a mango by the banyan tree, a lemon by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) radio (b) kite (c) watch (d) lemon
- 15.🏰 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
- 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: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an ant by the TV, a tiger by the bed, a lemon by the dining table, a monkey by the sofa, a jeep by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) ant (b) monkey (c) lemon (d) jeep
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a sock by the sofa, a monkey by the shoe rack, a goat by the TV, a glass by the door, a shoe by the gate. What did you place by the gate? (a) goat (b) sock (c) monkey (d) shoe
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a parrot by the bed, a nest by the TV, an onion by the kitchen, an umpire by the dining table, a monkey by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) monkey (b) onion (c) nest (d) umpire
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a cat by the park gate, a drum by the bench, a watch by the swing, an orange by the fruit cart, a key by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) orange (b) drum (c) key (d) watch
- 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: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an umbrella by the stairs, a jug by the library, an owl by the classroom door, an orange by the blackboard, a cat by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the cat? (a) blackboard (b) library (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a candle by the stairs, a tomato by the notice board, a bucket by the classroom door, a van by the school gate, a ball by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) tomato (b) candle (c) ball (d) bucket
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a key by the sofa, a banana by the gate, a wallet by the shoe rack, a frog by the door, a fan by the TV. Where did you place the wallet? (a) sofa (b) gate (c) shoe rack (d) door
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an onion by the swing, a parrot by the slide, a watch by the bench, a banana by the fruit cart, a nest by the park gate. Where did you place the nest? (a) fruit cart (b) bench (c) park gate (d) slide
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a key by the park gate, a goat by the post box, a lamp by the banyan tree, a shoe by the fruit cart, a mango by the bus stop. Where did you place the lamp? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) bus stop (d) park gate
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a violin by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the classroom door, a bucket by the notice board, a spoon by the blackboard, a cat by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) spoon (b) frog (c) violin (d) bucket
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an apple by the teacher’s desk, a net by the blackboard, a frog by the stairs, an ant by the classroom door, a cat by the notice board. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) cat (b) frog (c) ant (d) apple
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a glass by the bench, an apple by the slide, a pillow by the fruit cart, an orange by the swing, a pencil by the park gate. What did you place by the bench? (a) pillow (b) orange (c) pencil (d) glass
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mirror by the playground, a cat by the library, a jeep by the blackboard, an umpire by the classroom door, a flute by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the mirror? (a) library (b) playground (c) blackboard (d) classroom door
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a rope by the park gate, a net by the banyan tree, a parrot by the fruit cart, a mirror by the bus stop, a pencil by the post box. What did you place by the park gate? (a) mirror (b) rope (c) parrot (d) pencil
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a banana by the park gate, a rope by the post box, a rose by the swing, a bucket by the fruit cart, a violin by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) banana (b) violin (c) rope (d) bucket
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a sock by the shoe rack, a watch by the dining table, an apple by the TV, a rope by the sofa, a kettle by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) kettle (b) apple (c) rope (d) watch
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a wallet by the post box, an ant by the fruit cart, a ball by the park gate, a net by the bus stop, a jalebi by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) wallet (b) jalebi (c) net (d) ant
Answer key
- to keep the order
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- one you know very well
- door
- park gate
- the method of loci
- violin
- sofa
- put pictures at stops
- yes, with new pictures
- add more stops
- doll
- radio
- step 4
- choose a place you know
- ant
- choose a place you know
- shoe
- onion
- key
- fix stops in order
- teacher’s desk
- step 2
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- ball
- shoe rack
- park gate
- banyan tree
- violin
- apple
- glass
- playground
- rope
- put pictures at stops
- choose a place you know
- rope
- kettle
- ant
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