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