← The memory palace lesson New set →

Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace

Memory techniques lesson 15: The memory palace · Set 526 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) one you never saw
  2. 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. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an igloo by the notice board, an onion by the classroom door, a mango by the stairs, a guava by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the school gate. Where did you place the guava? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) school gate
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a mango by the stairs, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the blackboard, a doll by the notice board, a pillow by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) fan (b) doll (c) pillow (d) mango
  5. 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a tent by the classroom door, an onion by the notice board, a jalebi by the stairs, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the blackboard. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) teacher’s desk
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a duck by the sofa, a goat by the shoe rack, a vase by the dining table, a fan by the door, an orange by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) fan (b) goat (c) vase (d) duck
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kite by the TV, a mango by the dining table, a ladder by the sofa, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a tomato by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) kite (b) tomato (c) ladder (d) jalebi
  8. 8.🏰 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
  9. 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
  10. 10.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
  11. 11.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
  12. 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. 13.🏰 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
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a frog by the school gate, an ice cream by the stairs, a needle by the classroom door, a coconut by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) frog (b) ice cream (c) needle (d) radio
  15. 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an urn by the swing, a flute by the park gate, a shoe by the post box, a nest by the fruit cart, a guava by the banyan tree. Where did you place the shoe? (a) banyan tree (b) swing (c) fruit cart (d) post box
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a kite by the slide, a doll by the swing, a glass by the bench, a wallet by the park gate, a radio by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) radio (b) kite (c) wallet (d) glass
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a shoe by the blackboard, a vase by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the classroom door, a flute by the library, a wallet by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) wallet (b) flute (c) sock (d) vase
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a key by the dining table, a wallet by the TV, a lemon by the kitchen, a guava by the bed, a rose by the sofa. Where did you place the wallet? (a) kitchen (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) TV
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a glass by the bed, a tent by the kitchen, a kite by the TV, a jalebi by the dining table, a spoon by the sofa. Where did you place the glass? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) bed (d) kitchen
  21. 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an inkpot by the dining table, a tiger by the kitchen, a duck by the bed, a radio by the TV, a vase by the sofa. Where did you place the vase? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) bed
  23. 23.🏰 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
  24. 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the blackboard, a wallet by the notice board, a duck by the classroom door, a shoe by the stairs. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) candle (b) duck (c) wallet (d) parrot
  25. 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a pencil by the bench, a jalebi by the slide, a ball by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the park gate, a violin by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ice cream (b) pencil (c) violin (d) ball
  27. 27.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
  28. 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a cat by the classroom door, a guava by the blackboard, a mango by the library, an anchor by the playground, a monkey by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the anchor? (a) blackboard (b) library (c) teacher’s desk (d) playground
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the blackboard, a doll by the classroom door, an anchor by the library, a monkey by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) anchor (b) doll (c) monkey (d) umpire
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a sock by the library, a banana by the classroom door, a candle by the playground, a whistle by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) banana (b) sock (c) candle (d) glass
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a van by the dining table, a wallet by the shoe rack, a mirror by the TV, an anchor by the door, a key by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) anchor (b) van (c) wallet (d) key
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a glass by the banyan tree, a banana by the park gate, a ladder by the swing, an anchor by the fruit cart, a frog by the slide. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) glass (d) ladder
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a lamp by the dining table, a net by the TV, a candle by the shoe rack, an ice cream by the sofa, a pencil by the door. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) candle (b) ice cream (c) net (d) pencil
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jalebi by the sofa, a van by the TV, a jeep by the door, a bucket by the dining table, a mirror by the shoe rack. Where did you place the jeep? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) shoe rack (d) door
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a shoe by the blackboard, a whistle by the library, a net by the stairs, a glass by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) glass (b) net (c) tomato (d) shoe
  36. 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  37. 37.🏰 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 post box, an urn by the banyan tree, a nest by the park gate, a kettle by the fruit cart, a monkey by the bus stop. Where did you place the monkey? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) bus stop (d) post box
  38. 38.🏰 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
  39. 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a radio by the notice board, a frog by the classroom door, a sock by the stairs, an orange by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the school gate. Where did you place the monkey? (a) notice board (b) teacher’s desk (c) school gate (d) classroom door
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a sock by the park gate, an orange by the bus stop, an umbrella by the fruit cart, a fan by the post box, a mango by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) fan (b) mango (c) umbrella (d) orange

Answer key

  1. one you know very well
  2. put pictures at stops
  3. teacher’s desk
  4. doll
  5. stairs
  6. vase
  7. ladder
  8. step 1
  9. yes, with new pictures
  10. the method of loci
  11. add more stops
  12. fix stops in order
  13. fix stops in order
  14. frog
  15. post box
  16. choose a place you know
  17. radio
  18. vase
  19. TV
  20. bed
  21. step 3
  22. sofa
  23. choose a place you know
  24. candle
  25. step 2
  26. ice cream
  27. to keep the order
  28. playground
  29. monkey
  30. sock
  31. anchor
  32. anchor
  33. candle
  34. door
  35. glass
  36. step 4
  37. bus stop
  38. fix stops in order
  39. school gate
  40. orange

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students