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