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