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