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