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