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