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