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