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