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.🏰 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
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a jalebi by the post box, a lamp by the fruit cart, a coconut by the banyan tree, an igloo by the swing, an onion by the park gate. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) post box (d) banyan tree
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a flute by the shoe rack, a needle by the sofa, a parrot by the TV, a kettle by the door, a tomato by the dining table. Where did you place the flute? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) TV (d) shoe rack
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ladder by the stairs, an onion by the library, a duck by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the classroom door, a kite by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ice cream (b) onion (c) kite (d) duck
- 12.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a coconut by the banyan tree, a bucket by the park gate, a doll by the swing, a frog by the post box, an inkpot by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) frog (b) coconut (c) doll (d) bucket
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a ball by the park gate, a needle by the banyan tree, a coconut by the fruit cart, a jeep by the swing, a tomato by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) needle (b) coconut (c) jeep (d) tomato
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jeep by the fruit cart, a fan by the post box, an igloo by the banyan tree, a flute by the park gate, a vase by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) igloo (b) flute (c) vase (d) jeep
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the stairs, a ladder by the blackboard, a goat by the library, a key by the classroom door. Where did you place the tent? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) library
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a parrot by the park gate, a ball by the banyan tree, a drum by the fruit cart, a candle by the post box, a net by the swing. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) net (b) drum (c) ball (d) candle
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a flute by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the library, a banana by the classroom door, a glass by the blackboard, an ant by the stairs. Where did you place the flute? (a) teacher’s desk (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) blackboard
- 21.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an onion by the classroom door, a fan by the stairs, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the library, a duck by the blackboard. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) pillow (b) onion (c) duck (d) fan
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a jeep by the door, a violin by the sofa, a kettle by the shoe rack, a shoe by the gate, an ice cream by the TV. Where did you place the kettle? (a) gate (b) shoe rack (c) sofa (d) door
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the blackboard, a spoon by the teacher’s desk, a key by the library, a doll by the classroom door, an ice cream by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) key (b) doll (c) jug (d) ice cream
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a monkey by the park gate, a pencil by the banyan tree, a coconut by the slide, an umbrella by the swing, a rose by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) monkey (b) umbrella (c) rose (d) pencil
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a key by the post box, a radio by the park gate, an owl by the banyan tree, a kite by the fruit cart, a nest by the bus stop. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) key (b) radio (c) kite (d) nest
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a tent by the swing, a spoon by the fruit cart, a net by the slide, a candle by the park gate, a tomato by the bench. What did you place by the slide? (a) net (b) spoon (c) candle (d) tomato
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an igloo by the blackboard, a doll by the library, a whistle by the classroom door, a needle by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) wallet (b) igloo (c) whistle (d) needle
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an apple by the swing, a bucket by the fruit cart, an ant by the park gate, a cat by the post box, a van by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) ant (b) apple (c) cat (d) bucket
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a van by the banyan tree, a drum by the fruit cart, a banana by the post box, a goat by the swing, a pencil by the park gate. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) goat (b) drum (c) van (d) pencil
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a doll by the classroom door, an apple by the school gate, a drum by the stairs, a mirror by the notice board, a radio by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) doll (b) drum (c) mirror (d) radio
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tomato by the gate, a jeep by the door, a banana by the sofa, a fan by the TV, a pencil by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) banana (b) tomato (c) pencil (d) fan
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umpire by the door, a jug by the gate, a fan by the shoe rack, a watch by the sofa, a candle by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jug (b) fan (c) candle (d) watch
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a tent by the slide, a kettle by the swing, a radio by the park gate, a tomato by the banyan tree, a tiger by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) radio (b) tomato (c) kettle (d) tiger
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a goat by the sofa, a needle by the door, a whistle by the TV, an umpire by the gate, a lemon by the shoe rack. Where did you place the umpire? (a) gate (b) door (c) TV (d) sofa
Answer key
- yes, with new pictures
- fix stops in order
- post box
- shoe rack
- step 4
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- ice cream
- the method of loci
- frog
- jeep
- vase
- one you know very well
- stairs
- drum
- step 3
- teacher’s desk
- to keep the order
- pillow
- shoe rack
- put pictures at stops
- key
- monkey
- put pictures at stops
- add more stops
- nest
- step 2
- net
- wallet
- bucket
- drum
- mirror
- tomato
- fan
- choose a place you know
- radio
- gate
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