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