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