Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 287 · 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: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a fan; the fan sings to a jug; the jug tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) fan (b) jug (c) tent (d) lemon
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) apple (c) lamp (d) pencil
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a cat; the cat tickles a doll; the doll crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) doll (c) net (d) lemon
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto a goat; the goat chases a cat. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) bucket (b) vase (c) inkpot (d) cat
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a spoon; the spoon sings to an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a monkey; the monkey tickles a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) glass (c) umbrella (d) sock
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a radio; the radio falls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) radio (c) jalebi (d) candle
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: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a van; the van sings to a frog; the frog rolls into an igloo; the igloo falls into a sock. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) sock (c) frog (d) jeep
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a guava; the guava tickles a whistle; the whistle sings to an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) urn (c) kettle (d) guava
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a mango; the mango crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) coconut (c) flute (d) rope
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a sock; the sock sits on a spoon; the spoon sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) ant (c) coconut (d) spoon
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to a coconut; the coconut rolls into a whistle; the whistle falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) coconut (b) whistle (c) lamp (d) lemon
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a guava; the guava jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) jalebi (c) banana (d) pillow
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a rose; the rose sits on an umpire; the umpire sings to a kettle; the kettle pulls a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) jeep (c) kettle (d) rose
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a glass; the glass falls into a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) coconut (c) parrot (d) jalebi
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi chases a banana; the banana pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) tiger (c) jalebi (d) igloo
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a kite; the kite crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a drum; the drum chases a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) ball (c) drum (d) flute
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a rose; the rose sits on an ant; the ant bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) apple (b) rose (c) cat (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a candle; the candle sits on an owl; the owl sings to a frog; the frog rolls into a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) owl (b) goat (c) candle (d) frog
33. 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a ball; the ball tickles a frog; the frog rolls into a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) ball (c) frog (d) wallet
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a glass; the glass rolls into a drum; the drum jumps over a cat; the cat bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) jug (b) cat (c) drum (d) monkey
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto an anchor; the anchor rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) mirror (b) guava (c) anchor (d) duck
37. 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a candle; the candle rolls into a duck; the duck pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) candle (b) vase (c) mirror (d) watch
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on an owl; the owl pulls a nest; the nest jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) drum (b) parrot (c) nest (d) owl
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a bucket; the bucket pulls a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) sock (c) jeep (d) bucket

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