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