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