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