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