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