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