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