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