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