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