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 a fan by the post box, a whistle by the banyan tree, a key by the park gate, a violin by the fruit cart, an orange by the swing. Where did you place the whistle? (a) post box (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) park gate
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an anchor by the sofa, a shoe by the door, an urn by the TV, a rose by the gate, a flute by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) flute (d) shoe
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a van by the sofa, a radio by the door, a rope by the shoe rack, a candle by the TV, a ball by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) radio (b) candle (c) van (d) ball
- 4.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a jalebi by the stairs, a rose by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the blackboard, a violin by the notice board, a bucket by the classroom door. Where did you place the lemon? (a) teacher’s desk (b) stairs (c) notice board (d) blackboard
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a banana by the sofa, a guava by the TV, a pillow by the gate, a tomato by the door, an owl by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) pillow (b) banana (c) guava (d) owl
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ball by the post box, an owl by the park gate, an anchor by the banyan tree, an ice cream by the fruit cart, a kettle by the swing. Where did you place the anchor? (a) swing (b) banyan tree (c) post box (d) park gate
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a monkey by the blackboard, a kite by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the notice board, an umbrella by the stairs, an urn by the classroom door. Where did you place the apple? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) stairs (d) notice board
- 18.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 22.🏰 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
- 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.🏰 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
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a rope by the dining table, a doll by the TV, a needle by the kitchen, a jalebi by the bed, an ant by the sofa. Where did you place the ant? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) bed
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a wallet by the stairs, a pencil by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the school gate, a bucket by the notice board, a watch by the classroom door. Where did you place the watch? (a) stairs (b) teacher’s desk (c) notice board (d) classroom door
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a fan by the blackboard, a nest by the playground, a doll by the classroom door, a rose by the library, a cat by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) doll (b) rose (c) nest (d) cat
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an anchor by the door, an owl by the shoe rack, a flute by the dining table, a jalebi by the TV, a fan by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) jalebi (b) owl (c) anchor (d) fan
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the gate, an apple by the shoe rack, a bucket by the sofa, an ant by the door, a watch by the TV. Where did you place the ant? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) gate (d) door
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a kite by the gate, a goat by the TV, a glass by the sofa, a doll by the door, a ball by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) glass (b) goat (c) ball (d) kite
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a mirror by the slide, a kite by the park gate, a whistle by the fruit cart, a violin by the swing, a key by the bench. What did you place by the swing? (a) whistle (b) violin (c) mirror (d) kite
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a whistle by the library, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the classroom door, a kite by the playground, a rope by the blackboard. Where did you place the whistle? (a) teacher’s desk (b) library (c) classroom door (d) blackboard
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a net by the door, an apple by the gate, a fan by the sofa, a flute by the TV, an anchor by the shoe rack. Where did you place the fan? (a) door (b) sofa (c) TV (d) shoe rack
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an urn by the kitchen, an owl by the TV, a radio by the dining table, a tiger by the bed, an ant by the sofa. What did you place by the bed? (a) ant (b) tiger (c) urn (d) radio
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a kettle by the banyan tree, a key by the park gate, an ant by the bus stop, a radio by the post box, a lamp by the fruit cart. Where did you place the kettle? (a) park gate (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) bus stop
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a pillow by the post box, a spoon by the banyan tree, a radio by the fruit cart, an apple by the swing, a lamp by the park gate. Where did you place the lamp? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) park gate (d) swing
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a frog by the bed, a flute by the TV, an ant by the kitchen, a drum by the sofa, a cat by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) cat (b) frog (c) flute (d) drum
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the dining table, an onion by the door, a whistle by the TV, a shoe by the shoe rack, a wallet by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) pencil (b) onion (c) wallet (d) whistle
Answer key
- banyan tree
- flute
- van
- to keep the order
- put pictures at stops
- blackboard
- choose a place you know
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- step 4
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- guava
- banyan tree
- one you know very well
- notice board
- the method of loci
- step 1
- put pictures at stops
- add more stops
- yes, with new pictures
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- sofa
- classroom door
- doll
- jalebi
- door
- kite
- choose a place you know
- violin
- library
- sofa
- tiger
- choose a place you know
- banyan tree
- park gate
- frog
- wallet
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