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