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