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