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