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