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