Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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