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