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