Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 201 · 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 drum chases a sock; the sock sits on an orange; the orange crashes into a pencil; the pencil sings to a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) sock (c) wallet (d) drum
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a pillow; the pillow chases a van; the van sings to an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) inkpot (b) van (c) duck (d) pillow
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a glass; the glass tickles a monkey; the monkey sings to a radio; the radio jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) radio (b) jeep (c) jug (d) glass
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a flute; the flute crashes into a parrot; the parrot sits on an ant. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) ant (b) mirror (c) wallet (d) flute
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a wallet; the wallet tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) needle (b) violin (c) umpire (d) bucket
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over a violin; the violin tickles a rope; the rope chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) rope (b) pillow (c) bucket (d) banana
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a tent; the tent sits on an ant; the ant falls into an umpire; the umpire pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) tent (b) goat (c) ladder (d) umpire
20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a lemon; the lemon chases a mango; the mango rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) monkey (b) key (c) ball (d) lemon
22. 22.🔗 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
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a parrot; the parrot tickles an orange; the orange rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) kite (b) orange (c) parrot (d) pillow
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a drum; the drum rolls into a ladder; the ladder jumps over an urn; the urn sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) urn (b) banana (c) cat (d) drum
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a sock; the sock sits on a net; the net falls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the net? (a) sock (b) net (c) igloo (d) kettle
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a doll; the doll chases a ball; the ball pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) anchor (c) ball (d) mirror
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an onion; the onion crashes into a needle; the needle jumps over a lamp; the lamp sings to a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) doll (c) onion (d) needle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a nest; the nest sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a net. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) ice cream (c) fan (d) nest
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into an apple; the apple tickles a guava; the guava crashes into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) guava (c) anchor (d) apple
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a mango; the mango sits on a kettle; the kettle jumps over a lamp; the lamp falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) ant (b) mango (c) shoe (d) lamp
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls a jalebi; the jalebi chases a kettle. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) mango (b) jalebi (c) kettle (d) frog
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a key; the key rolls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) violin (c) wallet (d) mango
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) shoe (b) umbrella (c) tomato (d) inkpot
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a doll; the doll tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a wallet; the wallet jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) sock (c) bucket (d) wallet
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a fan; the fan rolls into a kite; the kite sits on a banana; the banana tickles a monkey. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) doll (c) kite (d) banana

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