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