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