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