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