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