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