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