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