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