Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 226 · 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) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles an igloo; the igloo crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a drum; the drum pulls an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) umbrella (c) igloo (d) rope
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles a banana; the banana pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) ladder (b) banana (c) jeep (d) drum
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a fan; the fan sits on a doll; the doll sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) sock (b) jug (c) doll (d) fan
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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a vase; the vase rolls into a monkey; the monkey falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) candle (c) tent (d) monkey
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a goat; the goat chases a guava; the guava sits on a banana; the banana rolls into an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) onion (c) goat (d) guava
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a van; the van sings to a flute; the flute pulls a shoe; the shoe crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) owl (b) van (c) shoe (d) umpire
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into an onion; the onion crashes into a goat; the goat rolls into a kite; the kite bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) rope (b) kite (c) goat (d) umpire
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) doll (b) inkpot (c) frog (d) kettle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a ladder; the ladder crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a candle; the candle jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) frog (b) ladder (c) igloo (d) candle
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a doll; the doll tickles a guava; the guava chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) shoe (d) anchor
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a monkey; the monkey pulls a frog; the frog jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) pencil (b) frog (c) igloo (d) monkey
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) van (b) igloo (c) umpire (d) wallet
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a tent; the tent chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an igloo; the igloo falls into an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) inkpot (c) igloo (d) tent
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a mango; the mango tickles a jug; the jug falls into a kite; the kite rolls into a needle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) kite (c) needle (d) mango
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a monkey; the monkey chases a rope; the rope tickles a mirror; the mirror falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) rope (d) jalebi
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a nest; the nest pulls a tent. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) candle (c) coconut (d) nest
33. 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a flute; the flute chases an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) wallet (b) umbrella (c) candle (d) parrot
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into an orange; the orange sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) ice cream (c) spoon (d) apple
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a vase; the vase jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a tomato; the tomato crashes into a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) radio (c) whistle (d) lemon
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) lemon (c) apple (d) igloo
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a kite; the kite jumps over a cat; the cat pulls a candle; the candle rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) rose (b) vase (c) candle (d) kite
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a sock; the sock chases an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) jalebi (c) coconut (d) lamp

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