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