Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 154 · 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) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a tent; the tent jumps over a glass; the glass tickles a candle; the candle sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) bucket (b) anchor (c) tent (d) candle
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a violin; the violin pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) violin (b) fan (c) coconut (d) igloo
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an owl; the owl chases a key; the key pulls a jeep. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) jeep (b) pillow (c) owl (d) key
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a drum; the drum rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) drum (b) nest (c) urn (d) needle
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a duck; the duck chases a sock; the sock pulls a needle; the needle sings to a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) mirror (b) duck (c) lemon (d) needle
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a cat; the cat falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) sock (b) jalebi (c) tiger (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a spoon; the spoon jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) spoon (b) guava (c) jalebi (d) bucket
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a candle; the candle falls into a jug. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) jug (b) frog (c) guava (d) candle
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a tent; the tent rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) goat (c) flute (d) tent
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a pencil; the pencil rolls into a whistle; the whistle sits on an urn; the urn falls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) urn (b) anchor (c) mirror (d) pencil
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a parrot; the parrot sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) ant (b) tomato (c) mango (d) ice cream
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a banana; the banana tickles a key; the key sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) rope (c) orange (d) banana
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a net; the net sings to a guava; the guava pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) umpire (c) net (d) jeep
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a vase; the vase sings to a sock; the sock tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) guava (b) orange (c) sock (d) doll
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a kettle; the kettle crashes into a mirror; the mirror pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) kettle (c) urn (d) mirror
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a violin; the violin rolls into a duck; the duck crashes into a frog; the frog tickles a ball. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) spoon (b) frog (c) violin (d) ball
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) ladder (d) flute
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a glass; the glass sings to an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a duck; the duck tickles a pillow. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) inkpot (b) pillow (c) glass (d) duck
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a key; the key falls into a needle; the needle chases a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) needle (b) nest (c) key (d) duck
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a parrot; the parrot falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) guava (b) umbrella (c) pencil (d) parrot
35. 35.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to an apple; the apple falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an owl; the owl jumps over a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) jalebi (c) apple (d) anchor
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a fan; the fan pulls a needle; the needle tickles a drum; the drum rolls into a key. Which item comes right before the key? (a) tomato (b) fan (c) drum (d) needle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a tomato; the tomato pulls a drum; the drum sings to a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) drum (c) tomato (d) inkpot
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into a vase; the vase sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) fan (b) vase (c) monkey (d) coconut

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