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