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