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: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a ladder by the swing, a glass by the slide, a violin by the park gate, an ice cream by the fruit cart, a rope by the bench. Where did you place the violin? (a) park gate (b) slide (c) swing (d) fruit cart
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an owl by the classroom door, an ant by the stairs, a parrot by the blackboard, an umpire by the notice board, a nest by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) nest (b) parrot (c) umpire (d) owl
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a kite by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the classroom door, a tomato by the blackboard, a drum by the stairs, a doll by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kite (b) doll (c) rope (d) drum
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lamp by the door, a radio by the sofa, a sock by the TV, an apple by the gate, a cat by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) radio (b) lamp (c) apple (d) sock
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a van by the dining table, an orange by the TV, an urn by the kitchen, a tomato by the shoe rack, a jug by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jug (b) orange (c) tomato (d) van
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a tiger by the swing, an inkpot by the fruit cart, a kite by the slide, a lamp by the park gate, a mirror by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tiger (b) kite (c) lamp (d) inkpot
- 19.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a spoon by the dining table, a drum by the shoe rack, a candle by the door, a pillow by the TV, a glass by the sofa. Where did you place the glass? (a) door (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a wallet by the gate, a pillow by the TV, a goat by the door, a whistle by the sofa, a spoon by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) whistle (b) spoon (c) wallet (d) goat
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a coconut by the swing, a bucket by the park gate, a drum by the fruit cart, a whistle by the banyan tree, a kettle by the post box. Where did you place the kettle? (a) fruit cart (b) swing (c) park gate (d) post box
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an inkpot by the park gate, a kettle by the bench, a drum by the fruit cart, a jalebi by the swing, a lemon by the slide. Where did you place the inkpot? (a) bench (b) slide (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pencil by the fruit cart, an urn by the swing, a jeep by the slide, a vase by the bench, a kettle by the park gate. Where did you place the vase? (a) fruit cart (b) slide (c) swing (d) bench
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tent by the sofa, an anchor by the kitchen, a kite by the bed, an urn by the dining table, an owl by the TV. Where did you place the anchor? (a) sofa (b) bed (c) kitchen (d) dining table
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a ball by the park gate, a whistle by the fruit cart, a doll by the slide, a cat by the swing, an owl by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) doll (d) owl
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an anchor by the stairs, a mirror by the classroom door, a needle by the blackboard, a banana by the notice board, a cat by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the banana? (a) stairs (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an owl by the swing, a tent by the fruit cart, a radio by the banyan tree, a jalebi by the slide, a goat by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) radio (b) owl (c) tent (d) goat
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a candle by the park gate, a jeep by the post box, an igloo by the banyan tree, an orange by the bus stop, a guava by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) igloo (b) candle (c) orange (d) guava
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an umpire by the shoe rack, a mirror by the door, an inkpot by the sofa, a spoon by the TV, a doll by the dining table. What did you place by the dining table? (a) spoon (b) mirror (c) inkpot (d) doll
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a pillow by the stairs, a frog by the school gate, an inkpot by the classroom door, a banana by the notice board, a mirror by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the mirror? (a) notice board (b) school gate (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a whistle by the post box, an umpire by the park gate, a doll by the fruit cart, an apple by the bus stop, a coconut by the banyan tree. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) apple (b) coconut (c) doll (d) whistle
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an orange by the door, a flute by the TV, an umpire by the sofa, a tomato by the gate, a pencil by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) umpire (b) tomato (c) flute (d) orange
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a banana by the classroom door, a key by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the notice board, an igloo by the stairs, an ant by the blackboard. What did you place by the notice board? (a) key (b) banana (c) igloo (d) fan
Answer key
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- park gate
- yes, with new pictures
- fix stops in order
- nest
- step 4
- put pictures at stops
- fix stops in order
- the method of loci
- one you know very well
- add more stops
- kite
- radio
- jug
- lamp
- to keep the order
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- sofa
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- wallet
- choose a place you know
- choose a place you know
- post box
- park gate
- bench
- kitchen
- doll
- notice board
- tent
- guava
- doll
- teacher’s desk
- coconut
- tomato
- fan
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