Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 236 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a key; the key pulls an owl; the owl chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a ball. Which item comes right before the key? (a) ball (b) key (c) owl (d) rose
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a glass; the glass sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into a jug; the jug falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) jug (c) coconut (d) glass
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a kite; the kite sits on a sock; the sock falls into a fan; the fan chases a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) jug (c) sock (d) pencil
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) mirror (b) onion (c) ice cream (d) kite
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a doll; the doll sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) doll (b) spoon (c) frog (d) rose
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a tiger; the tiger sits on an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) tiger (c) ladder (d) umbrella
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a candle; the candle crashes into a net; the net falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) frog (c) mango (d) net
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a watch; the watch falls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a candle; the candle chases a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) guava (c) candle (d) cat
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a goat; the goat falls into an apple; the apple crashes into an owl. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) goat (b) umpire (c) apple (d) owl
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a monkey; the monkey chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) monkey (c) umpire (d) spoon
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a sock. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) anchor (b) lamp (c) umbrella (d) doll
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an anchor; the anchor chases an urn; the urn falls into a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) pencil (c) anchor (d) ice cream
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a mirror; the mirror chases a violin; the violin sits on a duck; the duck sings to a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) violin (c) mirror (d) candle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a flute; the flute pulls a mirror; the mirror sits on an igloo; the igloo crashes into an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) mango (b) flute (c) mirror (d) igloo
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a mango; the mango jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) monkey (d) mango
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an urn; the urn bounces onto a mirror; the mirror chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) igloo (b) mirror (c) apple (d) ice cream
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on an apple. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) spoon (b) doll (c) apple (d) owl
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a rose; the rose bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) coconut (c) guava (d) pencil
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a van; the van rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) mirror (c) umbrella (d) wallet
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a pencil; the pencil falls into a mango; the mango jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a glass. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) shoe (c) glass (d) pencil
38. 38.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a jug; the jug crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a nest. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) parrot (c) nest (d) cat
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a flute; the flute sits on a goat; the goat crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) urn (c) frog (d) flute

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