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