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