Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 133 · 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) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a tomato; the tomato chases a frog; the frog sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) frog (d) tomato
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a key; the key sings to an apple; the apple chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) rose (b) pillow (c) key (d) apple
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a cat; the cat chases a drum; the drum sings to a candle; the candle sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) cat (b) candle (c) jalebi (d) drum
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a violin; the violin rolls into a nest; the nest sings to a glass; the glass tickles a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) pencil (c) glass (d) kettle
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a radio; the radio chases an apple; the apple tickles an onion; the onion pulls a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) cat (c) apple (d) radio
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over an igloo; the igloo sits on a vase; the vase rolls into a sock; the sock chases a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) vase (c) nest (d) sock
10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a fan; the fan crashes into a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) whistle (c) kettle (d) lamp
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a watch; the watch sits on a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) apple (c) watch (d) ball
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a rose; the rose chases a guava; the guava tickles an apple; the apple crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) rose (c) guava (d) tiger
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a kettle; the kettle chases an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) ice cream (b) kettle (c) drum (d) inkpot
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a jeep; the jeep chases a kite; the kite crashes into a shoe; the shoe sits on a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) flute (c) kite (d) shoe
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a fan; the fan chases a violin. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) violin (b) igloo (c) ice cream (d) mirror
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a cat; the cat rolls into a ball; the ball pulls an urn. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) pillow (b) urn (c) wallet (d) cat
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a watch; the watch falls into an onion; the onion tickles an ice cream; the ice cream chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) frog (b) watch (c) onion (d) ice cream
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto an urn; the urn sits on a key; the key tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a ball. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) key (c) orange (d) igloo
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over a goat; the goat tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) spoon (b) goat (c) kite (d) coconut
33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) ball (b) banana (c) whistle (d) glass
35. 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over an anchor; the anchor crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases a duck; the duck sits on an owl. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) ant (b) duck (c) anchor (d) owl
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a sock; the sock jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto a parrot; the parrot rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the van? (a) parrot (b) vase (c) van (d) sock
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a sock; the sock crashes into a candle; the candle pulls a spoon; the spoon sits on a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) candle (b) duck (c) sock (d) spoon
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a guava; the guava jumps over a jeep; the jeep crashes into a ladder; the ladder chases an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) jeep (c) guava (d) urn
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a sock; the sock pulls a net; the net sings to a glass; the glass jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) candle (b) net (c) glass (d) sock

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