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