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