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