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