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