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