Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 16 · 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) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a duck; the duck chases a glass; the glass falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) duck (b) jalebi (c) glass (d) kettle
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) anchor (b) lamp (c) duck (d) ice cream
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a banana; the banana sings to a wallet; the wallet crashes into a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) lemon (c) banana (d) wallet
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to an owl; the owl falls into an onion; the onion tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) owl (c) sock (d) onion
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a cat; the cat chases a vase; the vase pulls a ball; the ball jumps over an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) vase (b) ball (c) umpire (d) banana
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 radio jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a fan; the fan crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) lamp (b) nest (c) fan (d) radio
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a pencil; the pencil sits on a banana; the banana crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) banana (b) doll (c) pencil (d) tomato
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a duck; the duck sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a glass; the glass pulls a nest. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) duck (b) flute (c) glass (d) needle
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a goat; the goat crashes into a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) flute (c) fan (d) kettle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a parrot; the parrot chases an urn; the urn sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) parrot (c) urn (d) inkpot
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls an onion; the onion jumps over a mango; the mango sings to a duck. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) fan (c) mango (d) kite
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 violin chases a kettle; the kettle sings to an urn; the urn crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) wallet (c) urn (d) tomato
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a sock; the sock chases a mirror; the mirror falls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) guava (b) mirror (c) sock (d) glass
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a radio; the radio pulls a violin; the violin sings to an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) violin
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to a wallet; the wallet pulls a lamp; the lamp chases a cat. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) jeep (b) cat (c) wallet (d) lamp
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an anchor; the anchor sings to an igloo; the igloo rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) umbrella (b) vase (c) igloo (d) goat
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a wallet; the wallet falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a tent; the tent pulls an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) vase (c) urn (d) ladder
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a rose; the rose sits on a watch; the watch falls into an anchor; the anchor chases a lamp. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) lamp (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) rose
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a rose; the rose pulls an anchor; the anchor chases a violin; the violin rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) whistle (b) orange (c) violin (d) anchor
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into a cat; the cat chases a mango; the mango jumps over a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) cat (c) violin (d) mango
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a kite; the kite sings to an orange; the orange tickles a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) orange (c) glass (d) kite
35. 35.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
36. 36.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a whistle; the whistle falls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a radio; the radio rolls into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) tent (c) whistle (d) anchor
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a wallet; the wallet pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) tent (b) glass (c) wallet (d) frog
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a spoon; the spoon sings to a net; the net crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) whistle (b) ant (c) net (d) spoon

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