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