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