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