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