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