Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 12 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Each item pulls the next): Steps: picture the first item → link it to the next item → keep linking in order → replay the story. Use actions, not places: “a pen stirring tea in a cup” beats “a pen near a cup”. Every item needs its own link; skip one and that item is lost.

1. 1.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into a mirror; the mirror chases a kite; the kite sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) ant (b) tiger (c) guava (d) kite
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a guava; the guava chases a cat; the cat tickles a watch; the watch crashes into a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) guava (c) watch (d) fan
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a mango; the mango sings to a rose; the rose bounces onto a radio; the radio chases a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) rose (c) radio (d) wallet
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) frog (b) umpire (c) anchor (d) umbrella
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into an igloo; the igloo chases a rope; the rope crashes into an ant; the ant sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) orange (b) ant (c) cat (d) rope
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a parrot; the parrot chases an urn; the urn sings to a net; the net bounces onto a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) urn (c) net (d) parrot
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a candle; the candle tickles a cat; the cat bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) guava (b) radio (c) inkpot (d) cat
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an apple; the apple sings to a tent; the tent tickles an anchor. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) apple (b) kettle (c) anchor (d) ice cream
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a needle; the needle bounces onto an owl; the owl crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) ladder (c) owl (d) needle
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a parrot; the parrot tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) pillow (c) parrot (d) guava
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a net; the net rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) net (c) pillow (d) owl
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a jug; the jug pulls a shoe; the shoe rolls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a jeep. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) parrot (b) jeep (c) shoe (d) frog
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a tiger; the tiger sits on a net; the net crashes into a radio; the radio pulls a pencil. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) radio (b) pencil (c) mango (d) tiger
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a drum; the drum sits on a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) drum
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a fan; the fan crashes into a tomato; the tomato sits on a coconut; the coconut sings to a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) duck (c) coconut (d) fan
32. 32.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a parrot; the parrot sings to a watch; the watch sits on an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) watch (b) inkpot (c) parrot (d) fan
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a sock; the sock pulls a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) jalebi (c) sock (d) igloo
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a rope; the rope jumps over a candle; the candle bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) coconut (c) rope (d) cat
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over a duck; the duck tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) duck (b) umbrella (c) onion (d) cat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a mango; the mango sits on a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) duck (c) banana (d) spoon
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story

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