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