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