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