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