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