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