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