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