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