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