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