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