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