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: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a goat by the kitchen, a banana by the shoe rack, a shoe by the sofa, a kite by the dining table, a monkey by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) shoe (b) banana (c) kite (d) monkey
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 5.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 8.🏰 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 mango by the swing, a pillow by the park gate, a glass by the slide, a lemon by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) lemon (b) glass (c) pillow (d) mango
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the blackboard, a mirror by the playground, a ladder by the classroom door, a sock by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) mirror (b) inkpot (c) rope (d) ladder
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a nest by the bed, a lemon by the TV, an ant by the dining table, a shoe by the kitchen, a cat by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) nest (b) ant (c) shoe (d) lemon
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a mango by the classroom door, a tomato by the blackboard, a frog by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the stairs, a guava by the notice board. Where did you place the frog? (a) stairs (b) teacher’s desk (c) notice board (d) blackboard
- 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: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pencil by the TV, an owl by the sofa, a ladder by the door, a pillow by the shoe rack, a wallet by the gate. Where did you place the wallet? (a) door (b) gate (c) TV (d) shoe rack
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a ball by the blackboard, a monkey by the classroom door, a jug by the stairs, a flute by the notice board, a lamp by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) monkey (b) jug (c) flute (d) ball
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a guava by the park gate, an ice cream by the swing, a tomato by the banyan tree, a pillow by the fruit cart, an owl by the post box. Where did you place the pillow? (a) banyan tree (b) post box (c) park gate (d) fruit cart
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an apple by the TV, a spoon by the sofa, a rose by the shoe rack, a doll by the dining table, a candle by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) candle (b) apple (c) spoon (d) rose
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jalebi by the school gate, a van by the classroom door, a duck by the notice board, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the stairs. Where did you place the van? (a) notice board (b) teacher’s desk (c) classroom door (d) stairs
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kite by the library, an owl by the classroom door, a tomato by the blackboard, a rope by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) kite (b) owl (c) tomato (d) rope
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umbrella by the door, a tent by the TV, a violin by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the sofa, a whistle by the gate. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) jalebi (b) violin (c) tent (d) whistle
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a banana by the shoe rack, a goat by the sofa, a glass by the dining table, a doll by the TV, a wallet by the door. Where did you place the banana? (a) dining table (b) door (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a jeep by the bed, a duck by the kitchen, an inkpot by the dining table, a vase by the TV, a banana by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) inkpot (b) vase (c) jeep (d) duck
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a duck by the slide, a frog by the bench, a tomato by the swing, a key by the park gate, a jeep by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) jeep (c) key (d) frog
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a cat by the TV, a nest by the dining table, a vase by the door, a bucket by the shoe rack, a duck by the sofa. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) vase (b) nest (c) bucket (d) cat
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a radio by the TV, an ant by the dining table, a monkey by the bed, a sock by the kitchen, a lemon by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) radio (d) monkey
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a ladder by the park gate, a flute by the slide, a lemon by the swing, a pencil by the fruit cart, a needle by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ladder (b) pencil (c) needle (d) flute
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a rope by the post box, a guava by the park gate, an umbrella by the bus stop, a jug by the fruit cart, an urn by the banyan tree. Where did you place the urn? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) bus stop
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a duck by the classroom door, a drum by the stairs, an igloo by the blackboard, a guava by the notice board, a wallet by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) duck (b) guava (c) drum (d) wallet
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a mango by the classroom door, an apple by the blackboard, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the library, a goat by the playground. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) mango (b) goat (c) duck (d) apple
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a bucket by the stairs, a kettle by the blackboard, an orange by the classroom door, an owl by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) owl (b) monkey (c) orange (d) kettle
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an orange by the banyan tree, a lemon by the post box, a coconut by the park gate, a jeep by the swing, a rose by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) lemon (b) coconut (c) orange (d) rose
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a tiger by the fruit cart, a frog by the park gate, a mango by the swing, a banana by the slide, a parrot by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) mango (b) tiger (c) banana (d) frog
Answer key
- monkey
- yes, with new pictures
- step 3
- to keep the order
- the method of loci
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- lemon
- choose a place you know
- ladder
- fix stops in order
- add more stops
- lemon
- put pictures at stops
- teacher’s desk
- choose a place you know
- choose a place you know
- gate
- step 4
- put pictures at stops
- step 1
- ball
- fruit cart
- candle
- classroom door
- kite
- violin
- shoe rack
- jeep
- jeep
- bucket
- choose a place you know
- radio
- ladder
- banyan tree
- drum
- mango
- owl
- rose
- banana
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