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