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