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