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