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