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