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