Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 321 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a net; the net chases a vase. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) net (b) vase (c) cat (d) parrot
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) rose (c) ball (d) umbrella
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a goat; the goat pulls a fan; the fan sits on a glass; the glass sings to a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) glass (c) goat (d) fan
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a needle; the needle pulls a monkey; the monkey falls into a tent; the tent tickles an owl. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) needle (b) rope (c) monkey (d) tent
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a watch; the watch sits on a van; the van tickles an onion; the onion crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) onion (b) watch (c) drum (d) tent
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a flute; the flute falls into a coconut; the coconut chases a van; the van tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) inkpot (c) flute (d) coconut
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a cat; the cat rolls into a violin; the violin sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) cat (b) candle (c) tiger (d) violin
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into an apple; the apple tickles a sock; the sock sings to a cat; the cat sits on a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jeep (b) apple (c) sock (d) pencil
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a kite; the kite jumps over a glass; the glass rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a pillow. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) pillow (c) anchor (d) kite
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a key; the key sits on a jug; the jug pulls an ant; the ant falls into a guava. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) jug (b) guava (c) key (d) ant
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a kite; the kite falls into a needle; the needle sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) duck (c) kite (d) lamp
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to an umpire; the umpire chases a key; the key tickles a duck; the duck jumps over a mango. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) duck (c) needle (d) mango
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a lamp; the lamp crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over a duck; the duck falls into a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) urn (c) duck (d) lamp
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a flute; the flute pulls a goat; the goat sings to a pillow; the pillow jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) flute (b) coconut (c) watch (d) goat
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a candle; the candle falls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) candle (c) vase (d) inkpot
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a ball; the ball bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) bucket (c) jeep (d) ball
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a drum; the drum sings to a net; the net chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) jeep (c) jalebi (d) drum
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a net; the net bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) mango (c) duck (d) jeep
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a frog; the frog sings to a cat; the cat jumps over a candle; the candle pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) candle (c) drum (d) tomato
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a watch; the watch jumps over a mango; the mango crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) mango (b) flute (c) lemon (d) net
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a mango; the mango tickles an ant; the ant chases a bucket; the bucket falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) bucket (b) ant (c) mango (d) ice cream
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a goat; the goat sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) fan (b) needle (c) goat (d) bucket

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