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