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