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