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