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