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