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