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