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