Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 260 · 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.🔗 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
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a parrot; the parrot sings to a jeep; the jeep sits on a banana; the banana falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) banana (b) parrot (c) goat (d) jeep
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a nest; the nest chases a ladder; the ladder sings to a pencil; the pencil pulls a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) nest (d) ladder
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a cat; the cat crashes into a van; the van rolls into a net; the net sits on a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) nest (c) van (d) parrot
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into an owl; the owl bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) jalebi (c) umpire (d) drum
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into a parrot; the parrot pulls a flute; the flute tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) parrot (c) mango (d) frog
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a cat; the cat tickles an urn; the urn crashes into an ant; the ant rolls into a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) urn (c) frog (d) radio
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a mango; the mango jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) anchor (b) igloo (c) fan (d) tiger
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) nest (b) glass (c) lamp (d) lemon
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a radio; the radio pulls a rose; the rose chases a doll; the doll bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) doll (b) radio (c) onion (d) rose
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) tomato (b) fan (c) parrot (d) van
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a needle; the needle falls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) tomato (b) shoe (c) goat (d) needle
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into an urn; the urn falls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) urn (d) ball
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a duck; the duck sings to a glass; the glass crashes into a candle; the candle falls into an orange. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) candle (c) glass (d) orange
27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a watch; the watch falls into a kite; the kite rolls into an urn; the urn chases an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) pillow (c) urn (d) igloo
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a van; the van rolls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a kite; the kite sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) van (b) ladder (c) candle (d) kite
30. 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a jeep; the jeep falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) rope (c) jeep (d) kite
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a radio; the radio tickles a kite; the kite crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a wallet. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) wallet (c) kite (d) doll
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a mirror; the mirror rolls into a ladder; the ladder falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) jalebi (b) frog (c) mirror (d) ladder
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a ball; the ball rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a radio. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) monkey (b) radio (c) umpire (d) needle
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a doll; the doll crashes into a mirror; the mirror chases a cat; the cat jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) needle (b) cat (c) doll (d) guava
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) ice cream (b) inkpot (c) flute (d) anchor
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sits on a nest; the nest crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) key (c) tiger (d) orange
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a lamp; the lamp falls into a watch; the watch pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) orange (c) frog (d) watch

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