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