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