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