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