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