Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 170 · 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) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a violin; the violin chases a watch; the watch pulls a banana; the banana sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) doll (c) watch (d) net
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a pencil; the pencil sings to an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) urn (c) kettle (d) pencil
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a jeep; the jeep sits on a violin; the violin pulls a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) jeep (c) fan (d) violin
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to a tent; the tent pulls a fan; the fan crashes into a rope. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) tent (b) fan (c) goat (d) pillow
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a nest; the nest pulls a pillow; the pillow crashes into a tent; the tent chases a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) tent (b) kettle (c) nest (d) drum
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a guava; the guava sits on an onion; the onion bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) onion (c) mirror (d) candle
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into a violin; the violin chases a van; the van rolls into a goat. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) ant (b) violin (c) tiger (d) van
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over a mango; the mango rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) banana (b) jeep (c) tiger (d) mango
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a doll; the doll tickles a tomato; the tomato pulls a tiger; the tiger sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) tiger (c) tomato (d) jeep
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a drum; the drum sings to a rope; the rope bounces onto a pillow; the pillow rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) rope (b) jug (c) rose (d) drum
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a bucket; the bucket tickles a goat; the goat sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) rose (b) goat (c) nest (d) bucket
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a bucket; the bucket sings to an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a jug; the jug pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) jug (b) bucket (c) inkpot (d) radio
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to an umpire; the umpire tickles an ant; the ant falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) jeep (b) ant (c) umpire (d) kite
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a nest; the nest tickles a parrot; the parrot sings to a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) needle (c) anchor (d) pillow
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a key; the key tickles a nest; the nest rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) watch (b) pillow (c) key (d) spoon
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a glass; the glass tickles an owl; the owl falls into a tent; the tent rolls into a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) tent (c) glass (d) cat
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a nest; the nest crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on a violin. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) violin (d) umpire
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a needle; the needle falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a kite; the kite pulls a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) tomato (c) parrot (d) needle
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a watch; the watch tickles a jug; the jug falls into a doll; the doll sits on a van. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) van (b) watch (c) jug (d) urn
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a candle; the candle tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) nest (b) mirror (c) shoe (d) goat
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls an urn; the urn jumps over a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sits on a radio. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) urn (b) spoon (c) anchor (d) violin
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a rose; the rose pulls a net; the net chases a vase; the vase rolls into a banana. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) net (b) banana (c) rose (d) vase
37. 37.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a candle; the candle sits on a ball; the ball falls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over an owl. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) candle (b) ball (c) owl (d) kettle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a tomato; the tomato falls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a radio; the radio bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) rose (d) radio
40. 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4

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