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