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