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