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