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