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