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