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