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