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