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