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