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