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