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