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