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