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