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