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