Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 311 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on an orange; the orange sings to an owl; the owl tickles a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a glass. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) orange (b) owl (c) banana (d) jalebi
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a glass; the glass sits on a watch; the watch pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) apple (c) fan (d) flute
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) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into an apple; the apple sits on a candle; the candle tickles a goat; the goat crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) umpire (b) goat (c) apple (d) candle
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a kite; the kite tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a duck; the duck bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) apple (c) duck (d) jalebi
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a tomato; the tomato chases an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a goat; the goat rolls into a van. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) van (b) goat (c) umbrella (d) tomato
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sits on a wallet; the wallet crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) apple (b) frog (c) tiger (d) bucket
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) rope (b) igloo (c) pencil (d) inkpot
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a doll; the doll sings to a frog; the frog crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) key (b) tiger (c) doll (d) frog
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a nest; the nest pulls an orange; the orange chases a jeep. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) ice cream (b) ball (c) nest (d) orange
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a spoon; the spoon jumps over a doll; the doll crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) jalebi (b) kite (c) doll (d) lemon
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a glass; the glass sings to a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) doll (b) glass (c) jeep (d) coconut
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a key; the key falls into a sock; the sock chases a kite. Which item comes right before the key? (a) kite (b) sock (c) onion (d) parrot
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a key; the key rolls into a pillow; the pillow sits on an owl; the owl falls into a whistle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) whistle (c) owl (d) pillow
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a kite; the kite sits on a goat; the goat chases a whistle. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) kite (b) goat (c) coconut (d) umbrella
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a doll; the doll falls into a sock; the sock sings to a guava; the guava tickles a violin. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) doll (b) whistle (c) sock (d) guava
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a guava; the guava falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) parrot (b) guava (c) flute (d) candle
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a kettle; the kettle chases a watch; the watch rolls into a flute; the flute falls into an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) watch (b) flute (c) pillow (d) owl
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a key; the key jumps over a sock; the sock sings to an urn; the urn chases a monkey. Which item comes right before the key? (a) key (b) monkey (c) urn (d) kite
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a tiger; the tiger falls into an ant; the ant sings to a candle; the candle rolls into a van. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) ant (b) van (c) candle (d) inkpot
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a frog; the frog sings to a key; the key bounces onto an urn; the urn rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) frog (c) drum (d) urn
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an owl; the owl rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) banana (c) owl (d) ladder
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into an orange; the orange falls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases an onion; the onion bounces onto an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) orange (c) onion (d) umbrella

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