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