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