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