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