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