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