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