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