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