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