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