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