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