Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 196 · 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) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a glass; the glass rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into a watch; the watch bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) glass (c) pillow (d) parrot
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a candle; the candle sings to a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a key. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) flute (c) candle (d) bucket
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a van; the van falls into a key; the key pulls an urn; the urn jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) van (c) urn (d) umpire
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a net; the net sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) net (c) fan (d) igloo
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a lamp; the lamp tickles a glass; the glass jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the van? (a) lamp (b) jalebi (c) radio (d) van
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a spoon; the spoon tickles a jug; the jug rolls into a whistle; the whistle sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) flute (b) needle (c) spoon (d) jug
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a key; the key pulls a candle; the candle sings to a kettle; the kettle chases a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) parrot (c) igloo (d) kettle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a flute; the flute jumps over an urn; the urn tickles a key; the key sings to a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) flute (c) kettle (d) key
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a cat; the cat sings to a van; the van falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) frog (b) van (c) cat (d) banana
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sings to a ball; the ball chases a jug. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) lamp (b) whistle (c) ball (d) needle
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a watch; the watch falls into a glass; the glass sits on a key; the key tickles an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) key (c) watch (d) glass
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a glass; the glass falls into an apple; the apple rolls into a rose; the rose chases a drum. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) apple (b) drum (c) ant (d) rose
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a key; the key pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the key? (a) jug (b) kite (c) ant (d) key
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a vase; the vase rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) duck (b) needle (c) vase (d) banana
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a tomato; the tomato sings to a spoon. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) spoon (b) rose (c) ant (d) cat
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a tiger; the tiger jumps over a lamp; the lamp tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a cat. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) guava (b) cat (c) lamp (d) goat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a drum; the drum falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a rope; the rope jumps over a nest. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) rope (b) glass (c) nest (d) drum
34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a jug; the jug falls into a banana; the banana jumps over a mango; the mango rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) jug (b) mango (c) fan (d) lamp
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a candle; the candle tickles a ladder; the ladder falls into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) frog (c) candle (d) jeep
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) kettle (c) spoon (d) candle
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 ladder sits on a net; the net tickles a spoon; the spoon crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) spoon (c) radio (d) ladder
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a mango; the mango falls into a ball; the ball sings to a banana; the banana chases a nest. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) nest (b) banana (c) inkpot (d) ball

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