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