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