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