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