Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 148 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a violin; the violin chases a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) ladder (b) jalebi (c) inkpot (d) van
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases a pillow; the pillow falls into an apple; the apple jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) coconut (c) pillow (d) apple
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a frog; the frog tickles a flute; the flute sits on a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) whistle (c) flute (d) frog
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a doll; the doll crashes into an ant; the ant rolls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) lamp (c) ant (d) doll
12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over an igloo; the igloo rolls into a fan; the fan sings to an onion; the onion tickles a banana. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) vase (c) banana (d) igloo
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a bucket; the bucket rolls into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) apple (c) bucket (d) guava
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into an apple; the apple chases a violin; the violin falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) cat (b) apple (c) wallet (d) glass
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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls a shoe; the shoe tickles a drum. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) shoe (b) apple (c) wallet (d) kettle
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a shoe; the shoe falls into a key; the key crashes into an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) shoe (c) ice cream (d) apple
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into an apple; the apple sits on a kite; the kite chases a violin; the violin falls into a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) tiger (c) apple (d) violin
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a violin; the violin chases a guava; the guava rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) ladder (c) owl (d) violin
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) spoon (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) wallet
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a lamp; the lamp chases a pillow; the pillow tickles an orange; the orange sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) pillow (c) anchor (d) doll
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a cat; the cat falls into a guava. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) cat (b) guava (c) jalebi (d) rope
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases an onion; the onion tickles a candle; the candle jumps over a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) jeep (c) wallet (d) onion
29. 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a guava; the guava rolls into an apple. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) sock (b) apple (c) lamp (d) guava
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a fan; the fan chases a rose; the rose falls into a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) violin (c) drum (d) fan
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a jeep; the jeep pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) jeep (c) key (d) violin
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a doll; the doll chases a watch; the watch rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) urn (c) watch (d) parrot
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a lamp; the lamp crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a rose. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) cat (b) rose (c) pillow (d) watch
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an umpire; the umpire pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) jeep (b) tomato (c) tiger (d) umpire
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over an onion; the onion rolls into a tiger; the tiger chases a rose. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) parrot (c) rose (d) goat
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a goat; the goat chases a glass; the glass tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) goat (c) kettle (d) urn
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a net; the net sings to a sock; the sock jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) umpire (b) sock (c) violin (d) net
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a spoon; the spoon jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a net; the net chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) net (b) spoon (c) violin (d) inkpot

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