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