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