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