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