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