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