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