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