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