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