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