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