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