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