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.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a watch by the park gate, an apple by the banyan tree, a violin by the fruit cart, a key by the swing, a sock by the post box. Where did you place the key? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) swing
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a net by the slide, a nest by the fruit cart, an igloo by the bench, an anchor by the swing, a parrot by the park gate. What did you place by the bench? (a) nest (b) igloo (c) net (d) parrot
- 11.🏰 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 fruit cart, a duck by the banyan tree, a jalebi by the bus stop, a tiger by the park gate, a jug by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jug (b) jalebi (c) duck (d) parrot
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the door, a flute by the sofa, a frog by the TV, a jeep by the shoe rack, a lemon by the gate. What did you place by the door? (a) flute (b) frog (c) lemon (d) ball
- 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: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 18.🏰 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 bus stop, a duck by the park gate, a kite by the banyan tree, a kettle by the post box, a pencil by the fruit cart. What did you place by the post box? (a) apple (b) kettle (c) pencil (d) duck
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an inkpot by the bed, a duck by the dining table, a rose by the TV, a fan by the kitchen, a glass by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) rose (b) inkpot (c) glass (d) duck
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kite by the shoe rack, a jeep by the door, a spoon by the TV, a lemon by the sofa, a monkey by the dining table. Where did you place the monkey? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) door
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ball by the library, a nest by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the classroom door, a guava by the blackboard, an anchor by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) needle (b) anchor (c) nest (d) guava
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ball by the post box, a drum by the banyan tree, a bucket by the park gate, an onion by the swing, a parrot by the fruit cart. What did you place by the swing? (a) ball (b) onion (c) drum (d) parrot
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a whistle by the dining table, a jug by the kitchen, a kite by the TV, a guava by the sofa, a nest by the bed. What did you place by the TV? (a) kite (b) whistle (c) guava (d) nest
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an inkpot by the school gate, a rose by the stairs, a duck by the notice board, an apple by the classroom door, a pencil by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) duck (b) apple (c) rose (d) inkpot
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umpire by the classroom door, a ladder by the playground, a duck by the library, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a ball by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) ball (b) umpire (c) duck (d) ladder
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a rope by the TV, a ball by the dining table, a van by the bed, a doll by the sofa, a lemon by the kitchen. Where did you place the doll? (a) bed (b) dining table (c) TV (d) sofa
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the TV, an ice cream by the door, a glass by the dining table, a spoon by the shoe rack, a sock by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) sock (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) spoon
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a banana by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the banyan tree, an ant by the park gate, a bucket by the post box, a tomato by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) bucket (b) tomato (c) banana (d) ant
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jalebi by the door, a kettle by the shoe rack, a vase by the sofa, a frog by the TV, a jeep by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jeep (b) vase (c) jalebi (d) kettle
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an orange by the sofa, a kettle by the dining table, a doll by the shoe rack, an urn by the kitchen, a violin by the TV. Where did you place the orange? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) kitchen (d) sofa
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an ant by the fruit cart, a duck by the park gate, an anchor by the swing, a jeep by the slide, a vase by the bench. What did you place by the bench? (a) jeep (b) ant (c) anchor (d) vase
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a key by the kitchen, a needle by the TV, an owl by the sofa, a net by the dining table, an orange by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) orange (b) net (c) needle (d) owl
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tiger by the TV, a shoe by the door, a bucket by the sofa, an umbrella by the shoe rack, a van by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) van (b) shoe (c) bucket (d) umbrella
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an umbrella by the blackboard, a pillow by the classroom door, a glass by the library, a shoe by the stairs, a whistle by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) shoe (b) glass (c) umbrella (d) pillow
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tomato by the sofa, a ball by the dining table, an owl by the TV, an inkpot by the bed, a glass by the kitchen. Where did you place the tomato? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) bed (d) TV
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the TV, a guava by the shoe rack, a nest by the sofa, a jalebi by the door, a van by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) van (b) ball (c) jalebi (d) guava
Answer key
- the method of loci
- put pictures at stops
- step 3
- step 4
- swing
- to keep the order
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- igloo
- jug
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- add more stops
- ball
- put pictures at stops
- choose a place you know
- kettle
- choose a place you know
- duck
- dining table
- anchor
- onion
- one you know very well
- kite
- fix stops in order
- inkpot
- ball
- sofa
- spoon
- tomato
- jalebi
- sofa
- vase
- net
- van
- umbrella
- step 2
- sofa
- ball
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