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: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a glass by the TV, a key by the shoe rack, a monkey by the kitchen, a duck by the sofa, an ice cream by the dining table. Where did you place the glass? (a) kitchen (b) TV (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a fan by the slide, a radio by the park gate, a flute by the banyan tree, a shoe by the fruit cart, a wallet by the swing. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) fan (b) shoe (c) wallet (d) flute
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a van by the classroom door, a flute by the notice board, a whistle by the stairs, a lamp by the blackboard, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) stairs (b) classroom door (c) notice board (d) teacher’s desk
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the stairs, a jeep by the school gate, a shoe by the classroom door, a bucket by the notice board. Where did you place the drum? (a) school gate (b) classroom door (c) notice board (d) teacher’s desk
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an inkpot by the post box, a frog by the fruit cart, a radio by the banyan tree, an owl by the park gate, an ant by the bus stop. Where did you place the owl? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) park gate (d) bus stop
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an orange by the gate, a shoe by the door, a ball by the sofa, a jug by the shoe rack, a frog by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) jug (b) ball (c) frog (d) shoe
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a doll by the park gate, a duck by the fruit cart, a monkey by the banyan tree, a key by the slide, a parrot by the swing. What did you place by the slide? (a) doll (b) duck (c) key (d) parrot
- 19.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a cat by the stairs, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the notice board, a goat by the classroom door, a duck by the school gate. Where did you place the ball? (a) classroom door (b) school gate (c) teacher’s desk (d) notice board
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the TV, a pencil by the kitchen, a lemon by the shoe rack, a banana by the sofa, a wallet by the dining table. Where did you place the banana? (a) TV (b) shoe rack (c) kitchen (d) sofa
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an anchor by the swing, an orange by the fruit cart, a tomato by the post box, a net by the park gate, a cat by the banyan tree. What did you place by the post box? (a) tomato (b) cat (c) net (d) orange
- 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.🏰 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
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a shoe by the classroom door, a tomato by the blackboard, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the playground, a ball by the library. Where did you place the shoe? (a) playground (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an ant by the bench, a bucket by the slide, an anchor by the fruit cart, a nest by the swing, a lamp by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) bucket (b) anchor (c) nest (d) lamp
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a spoon by the swing, a flute by the banyan tree, an urn by the fruit cart, a radio by the park gate, an apple by the post box. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) flute (b) spoon (c) radio (d) apple
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a glass by the notice board, a tent by the school gate, an ice cream by the stairs, a sock by the classroom door, an ant by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) glass (b) tent (c) ant (d) ice cream
- 29.🏰 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 guava by the classroom door, a duck by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the stairs, a mirror by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) owl (b) guava (c) mirror (d) duck
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a guava by the swing, a bucket by the post box, a pencil by the fruit cart, a watch by the banyan tree, a lamp by the park gate. Where did you place the lamp? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) swing (d) park gate
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a monkey by the door, an onion by the sofa, a kite by the TV, a tomato by the dining table, a guava by the shoe rack. Where did you place the tomato? (a) TV (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) sofa
- 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.🏰 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
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a pillow by the bus stop, a guava by the fruit cart, a spoon by the park gate, an ant by the post box, a fan by the banyan tree. Where did you place the ant? (a) fruit cart (b) banyan tree (c) park gate (d) post box
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a coconut by the stairs, a net by the blackboard, a tent by the notice board, a ball by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the classroom door. Where did you place the rose? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) notice board
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an anchor by the classroom door, a duck by the stairs, a kettle by the blackboard, a nest by the notice board, a key by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the notice board? (a) key (b) nest (c) kettle (d) duck
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an apple by the stairs, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the notice board, an ant by the blackboard, a jalebi by the classroom door. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) classroom door (b) notice board (c) teacher’s desk (d) blackboard
Answer key
- step 1
- TV
- yes, with new pictures
- shoe
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- teacher’s desk
- choose a place you know
- add more stops
- step 3
- teacher’s desk
- step 2
- park gate
- one you know very well
- to keep the order
- fix stops in order
- ball
- key
- the method of loci
- teacher’s desk
- sofa
- tomato
- put pictures at stops
- put pictures at stops
- classroom door
- anchor
- flute
- glass
- duck
- park gate
- choose a place you know
- choose a place you know
- dining table
- fix stops in order
- fix stops in order
- post box
- classroom door
- choose a place you know
- nest
- classroom door
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