Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 158 · 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) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a frog. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) banana (c) wallet (d) ball
4. 4.🔗 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
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.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a van; the van rolls into an owl; the owl pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) van (b) net (c) anchor (d) owl
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over a flute; the flute pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) ball (b) flute (c) rope (d) ant
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a rose; the rose sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) radio (c) drum (d) rose
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a pencil; the pencil pulls a jug; the jug sits on a kettle; the kettle rolls into a nest. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) kettle (b) drum (c) nest (d) pencil
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a banana; the banana sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a key; the key crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) monkey (b) banana (c) key (d) kite
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a mango; the mango jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a frog. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) mango (d) umbrella
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a lamp; the lamp sings to a whistle; the whistle pulls a watch; the watch rolls into a glass. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) whistle (b) umbrella (c) glass (d) lamp
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a banana; the banana jumps over an onion; the onion pulls a duck; the duck rolls into a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) jeep (c) onion (d) banana
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) candle (b) coconut (c) doll (d) onion
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a rope; the rope jumps over a wallet; the wallet sings to a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) rope (c) umbrella (d) wallet
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a van; the van falls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a frog. Which item comes right before the van? (a) frog (b) van (c) shoe (d) ice cream
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a shoe; the shoe pulls a watch; the watch chases a sock; the sock jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) jug (c) sock (d) shoe
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a doll; the doll sings to a wallet; the wallet falls into a sock; the sock chases a guava. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) sock (b) drum (c) doll (d) guava
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) inkpot (b) flute (c) tiger (d) tomato
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a rope; the rope crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a kettle; the kettle falls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) pencil (b) kettle (c) flute (d) rope
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a radio; the radio tickles a key; the key bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) shoe (b) ice cream (c) key (d) radio
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a cat; the cat pulls a jug; the jug chases a whistle; the whistle rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) mirror (b) cat (c) jug (d) whistle
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a net; the net bounces onto an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) monkey (c) net (d) tiger
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a fan; the fan bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) tomato (b) fan (c) jalebi (d) anchor
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases a kite; the kite falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) doll (b) mango (c) tomato (d) jalebi
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a jeep; the jeep falls into a rope; the rope rolls into an orange; the orange sings to a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) cat (c) guava (d) orange

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