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