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