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