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