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