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