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