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