Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 178 · 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) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into an orange; the orange chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a van; the van pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) onion (b) vase (c) orange (d) ladder
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a radio. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) pillow (c) radio (d) igloo
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a fan; the fan sits on a cat; the cat chases an igloo; the igloo falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) lemon (b) fan (c) goat (d) igloo
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a goat; the goat jumps over a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) inkpot (c) goat (d) cat
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a ball; the ball sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) wallet (c) lemon (d) goat
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a goat; the goat chases a doll; the doll rolls into a duck; the duck sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) drum (c) doll (d) duck
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a radio; the radio sings to a banana; the banana rolls into a vase; the vase tickles a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) banana (c) pillow (d) nest
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a kite; the kite tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a goat; the goat pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) kite (b) umpire (c) bucket (d) needle
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a tiger; the tiger sits on a vase; the vase pulls a ladder; the ladder chases a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) mirror (c) ladder (d) tiger
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a cat; the cat sings to a sock; the sock tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a guava. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) cat (b) lemon (c) sock (d) guava
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a ball; the ball tickles a van; the van rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) lemon (c) watch (d) van
23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to an owl; the owl bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an ant; the ant falls into a violin. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) violin (b) jeep (c) inkpot (d) ant
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a banana; the banana pulls a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) candle (b) kettle (c) monkey (d) banana
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a needle; the needle chases a shoe; the shoe pulls a wallet. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) tent (b) vase (c) needle (d) shoe
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a ladder; the ladder sits on a net; the net falls into a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) kettle (c) guava (d) net
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a rose; the rose jumps over a glass; the glass pulls an urn; the urn sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) urn (c) ball (d) igloo
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a spoon; the spoon tickles a tomato. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) frog (d) spoon
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) tomato (b) jalebi (c) apple (d) fan
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a rose; the rose sits on a jug; the jug falls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) whistle (b) jug (c) umbrella (d) lemon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over an onion; the onion sits on a whistle; the whistle tickles a fan; the fan sings to a tiger. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) duck (b) tiger (c) onion (d) whistle
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles a doll; the doll falls into a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) doll (c) banana (d) van
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a jug; the jug falls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) igloo (c) lemon (d) kettle

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