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