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