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