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