Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 20 · 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) guess (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a guava; the guava chases a violin; the violin sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) goat (b) tiger (c) violin (d) guava
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a doll; the doll chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a whistle; the whistle rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) frog (c) parrot (d) lamp
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a net; the net chases a guava; the guava bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the net? (a) ball (b) guava (c) net (d) kite
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.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to an igloo; the igloo jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on an inkpot; the inkpot chases a guava. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) igloo (b) goat (c) inkpot (d) guava
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a violin; the violin rolls into a jeep; the jeep sits on a lamp; the lamp tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) violin (b) jeep (c) needle (d) inkpot
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a cat; the cat falls into a mango; the mango sits on a duck; the duck pulls a needle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) cat (b) mango (c) radio (d) needle
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a guava; the guava jumps over a vase; the vase crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) sock (c) vase (d) whistle
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a wallet; the wallet crashes into a drum; the drum falls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) violin (b) drum (c) wallet (d) orange
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a shoe; the shoe rolls into a jug; the jug falls into a cat; the cat sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) shoe
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into a lemon; the lemon sings to an owl; the owl bounces onto a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) shoe (c) lemon (d) van
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a lamp; the lamp sings to an apple; the apple tickles a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) lamp (c) nest (d) lemon
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to an umbrella; the umbrella chases a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) umbrella (c) shoe (d) goat
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a frog; the frog jumps over a fan; the fan bounces onto a kettle; the kettle chases a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) frog (c) kettle (d) wallet
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a frog; the frog tickles a tent; the tent crashes into a banana. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) inkpot (b) tent (c) banana (d) frog
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a banana; the banana falls into a van; the van chases an urn. Which item comes right after the van? (a) apple (b) banana (c) urn (d) igloo
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a jug; the jug falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a watch; the watch pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) onion (b) watch (c) spoon (d) doll
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a watch; the watch bounces onto a guava; the guava jumps over a radio; the radio pulls a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) van (c) guava (d) watch
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a fan; the fan sits on a glass; the glass tickles an onion; the onion crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) banana (b) fan (c) glass (d) onion
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) jalebi (c) monkey (d) parrot
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a frog; the frog falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) rope (c) frog (d) net
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a key. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jalebi (b) doll (c) tiger (d) key
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a banana; the banana chases a kettle; the kettle crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) kettle (d) fan
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) shoe (b) spoon (c) ladder (d) wallet
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only

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