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