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