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