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