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