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