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