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: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a lamp by the park gate, a monkey by the slide, an umpire by the banyan tree, an igloo by the fruit cart, a banana by the swing. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) lamp (b) umpire (c) igloo (d) monkey
- 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.🏰 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
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a radio by the TV, an igloo by the shoe rack, a kettle by the dining table, a monkey by the sofa, a whistle by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) radio (b) monkey (c) whistle (d) igloo
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a watch by the sofa, a rope by the shoe rack, a jeep by the door, an umpire by the TV, a kite by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) kite (b) umpire (c) rope (d) jeep
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an onion by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the stairs, a ball by the blackboard, a lemon by the library, a doll by the classroom door. Where did you place the lemon? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) library
- 11.🏰 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, a drum by the fruit cart, a candle by the banyan tree, a frog by the bus stop, a radio by the park gate. What did you place by the post box? (a) candle (b) monkey (c) frog (d) drum
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a vase by the dining table, a radio by the shoe rack, a doll by the kitchen, a coconut by the TV, an anchor by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) doll (b) radio (c) coconut (d) anchor
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an urn by the classroom door, a key by the blackboard, a mango by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the notice board, a ball by the stairs. Where did you place the mango? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an ice cream by the fruit cart, a drum by the park gate, a wallet by the post box, a glass by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the bus stop. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) umbrella (b) wallet (c) glass (d) ice cream
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a net by the stairs, a whistle by the classroom door, a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the notice board, an orange by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) net (b) lamp (c) goat (d) orange
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 21.🏰 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
- 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 school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a doll by the notice board, an apple by the classroom door, a violin by the blackboard, a candle by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the stairs. Where did you place the doll? (a) teacher’s desk (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) notice board
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the TV, a mirror by the dining table, an urn by the shoe rack, a jeep by the sofa, a kite by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) flute (b) urn (c) jeep (d) mirror
- 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.🏰 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
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lemon by the classroom door, a nest by the school gate, an urn by the notice board, a key by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the stairs. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) lemon (b) nest (c) urn (d) rope
- 29.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 30.🏰 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 parrot by the notice board, a fan by the school gate, an igloo by the classroom door, a frog by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) fan (d) rose
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a mirror by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the blackboard, a sock by the stairs, an ice cream by the notice board, an owl by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) owl (b) sock (c) monkey (d) ice cream
- 32.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an anchor by the swing, an orange by the fruit cart, a frog by the park gate, a shoe by the bench, an igloo by the slide. What did you place by the park gate? (a) igloo (b) anchor (c) frog (d) orange
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a whistle by the fruit cart, a lamp by the swing, a rope by the park gate, a coconut by the banyan tree, a mango by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) rope (b) coconut (c) whistle (d) mango
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a van by the teacher’s desk, a pillow by the library, a radio by the classroom door, a jug by the blackboard, a mango by the playground. What did you place by the playground? (a) mango (b) pillow (c) jug (d) radio
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a duck by the classroom door, a tiger by the school gate, an apple by the stairs, an orange by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) apple (b) frog (c) orange (d) duck
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a sock by the dining table, a fan by the kitchen, a pencil by the sofa, a lemon by the bed, a jeep by the TV. Where did you place the pencil? (a) dining table (b) TV (c) bed (d) sofa
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an orange by the sofa, a tomato by the dining table, an igloo by the shoe rack, a goat by the door, a tiger by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) goat (b) igloo (c) orange (d) tomato
Answer key
- choose a place you know
- umpire
- add more stops
- fix stops in order
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
- igloo
- rope
- step 1
- library
- monkey
- doll
- teacher’s desk
- step 4
- ice cream
- choose a place you know
- choose a place you know
- to keep the order
- orange
- step 2
- yes, with new pictures
- put pictures at stops
- notice board
- choose a place you know
- flute
- fix stops in order
- put pictures at stops
- lemon
- the method of loci
- fan
- ice cream
- one you know very well
- frog
- whistle
- mango
- fix stops in order
- orange
- step 3
- sofa
- tomato
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