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) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 2.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an inkpot by the park gate, a mirror by the bus stop, a rope by the fruit cart, an anchor by the post box, a flute by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) flute (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) rope
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the TV, a violin by the sofa, a vase by the door, an inkpot by the gate, an urn by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) vase (b) urn (c) inkpot (d) violin
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an umbrella by the notice board, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the classroom door, a banana by the school gate, a jalebi by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) doll (b) banana (c) jalebi (d) fan
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the dining table, a ball by the sofa, a key by the bed, a watch by the kitchen, a doll by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) doll (b) watch (c) banana (d) key
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a wallet by the blackboard, a whistle by the classroom door, a glass by the stairs, a jug by the library, a rose by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the whistle? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) library (d) teacher’s desk
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a banana by the kitchen, a van by the sofa, a candle by the dining table, a coconut by the TV, a tent by the shoe rack. Where did you place the candle? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) kitchen (d) dining table
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an ice cream by the bench, an orange by the park gate, a lamp by the fruit cart, an owl by the swing, a coconut by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) owl (b) lamp (c) ice cream (d) orange
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a tent by the slide, an umpire by the fruit cart, a lemon by the swing, a jalebi by the park gate, a key by the bench. What did you place by the swing? (a) jalebi (b) lemon (c) umpire (d) tent
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a drum by the stairs, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the notice board, a spoon by the classroom door, a mirror by the blackboard. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) drum (b) spoon (c) mirror (d) kettle
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a wallet by the door, a jalebi by the TV, an ant by the gate, an ice cream by the sofa, an anchor by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) wallet (d) ice cream
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a key by the dining table, a tent by the TV, a glass by the door, a lemon by the shoe rack, an ant by the sofa. Where did you place the lemon? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) door
- 20.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the stairs, a glass by the notice board, a tomato by the classroom door, a watch by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) tomato (b) pillow (c) glass (d) jug
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tent by the classroom door, a rope by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the library, a shoe by the blackboard, a key by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) shoe (b) key (c) umbrella (d) rope
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a van by the TV, an onion by the shoe rack, a cat by the kitchen, a tomato by the sofa, a rose by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) rose (b) van (c) cat (d) tomato
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a nest by the blackboard, a goat by the library, a sock by the stairs, a jeep by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the classroom door. What did you place by the stairs? (a) jeep (b) sock (c) nest (d) goat
- 26.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a guava by the dining table, an onion by the bed, a watch by the TV, a tiger by the sofa, a jug by the kitchen. Where did you place the jug? (a) bed (b) sofa (c) kitchen (d) TV
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a frog by the shoe rack, an owl by the TV, a tiger by the sofa, a parrot by the gate, a spoon by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) parrot (b) owl (c) spoon (d) tiger
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a banana by the kitchen, a wallet by the shoe rack, a guava by the dining table, a watch by the sofa, a kite by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) kite (b) watch (c) banana (d) guava
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an inkpot by the fruit cart, an onion by the post box, a lamp by the swing, a bucket by the park gate, a frog by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) lamp (b) onion (c) bucket (d) inkpot
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an apple by the swing, a banana by the fruit cart, a duck by the slide, a ladder by the park gate, a drum by the bench. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) drum (b) banana (c) apple (d) ladder
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jeep by the dining table, an anchor by the TV, a duck by the shoe rack, a kettle by the sofa, a drum by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) kettle (b) jeep (c) duck (d) drum
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an orange by the park gate, an ant by the bus stop, a key by the fruit cart, a goat by the banyan tree, a tiger by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) ant (b) tiger (c) key (d) goat
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ladder by the classroom door, a radio by the blackboard, an onion by the stairs, a goat by the library, a guava by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) radio (b) onion (c) ladder (d) guava
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rose by the banyan tree, a drum by the slide, a tomato by the fruit cart, a spoon by the swing, a bucket by the park gate. Where did you place the spoon? (a) swing (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- to keep the order
- one you know very well
- put pictures at stops
- step 4
- anchor
- urn
- banana
- step 1
- key
- fix stops in order
- classroom door
- dining table
- put pictures at stops
- owl
- lemon
- spoon
- ant
- choose a place you know
- shoe rack
- add more stops
- pillow
- fix stops in order
- shoe
- tomato
- sock
- the method of loci
- step 2
- kitchen
- owl
- yes, with new pictures
- choose a place you know
- watch
- fix stops in order
- inkpot
- ladder
- drum
- key
- onion
- swing
- choose a place you know
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