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