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