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