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