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