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