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