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