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