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