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