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