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