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