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