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