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