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