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