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