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