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