Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 327 · 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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a whistle; the whistle tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) glass (b) needle (c) whistle (d) doll
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a duck; the duck sits on a rose; the rose falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) duck (c) rose (d) wallet
9. 9.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a vase; the vase sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) coconut (b) tiger (c) vase (d) fan
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an apple; the apple crashes into a fan; the fan sits on a rope. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) rope (b) inkpot (c) apple (d) pillow
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a kettle; the kettle jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into a key; the key chases a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) key (c) drum (d) candle
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a tent; the tent pulls a parrot. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) parrot (b) glass (c) mirror (d) tent
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a parrot; the parrot jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) van (c) parrot (d) anchor
16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a fan; the fan rolls into a key; the key sits on a frog; the frog bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) frog (b) key (c) sock (d) fan
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a duck; the duck sits on a fan; the fan sings to an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) umpire (c) violin (d) anchor
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a fan; the fan rolls into a glass; the glass jumps over an apple; the apple crashes into a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) apple (c) ball (d) jeep
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles a doll; the doll sings to a duck; the duck chases a pillow; the pillow pulls a needle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) doll (b) needle (c) duck (d) pillow
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a kite; the kite chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over an orange. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) orange (b) jeep (c) kite (d) inkpot
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a ball; the ball crashes into a mango; the mango tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) mango (c) flute (d) orange
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a rose; the rose tickles a doll; the doll sings to a pencil; the pencil falls into a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) drum (c) van (d) pencil
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a rose; the rose pulls a ball; the ball tickles a frog; the frog jumps over a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) rose (c) frog (d) goat
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a frog; the frog sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) van (b) banana (c) lemon (d) lamp
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over a needle; the needle chases a van; the van falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) pencil (b) inkpot (c) needle (d) van
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a radio; the radio tickles a monkey; the monkey sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) apple (c) guava (d) radio
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a net; the net tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a key; the key sits on a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) key (c) net (d) drum
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into an urn; the urn crashes into a mango; the mango bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) fan (c) guava (d) mango
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases a sock; the sock pulls a pillow. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) inkpot (b) pillow (c) mirror (d) jug
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a whistle; the whistle tickles a van; the van sings to a kettle; the kettle sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) van (b) whistle (c) guava (d) kettle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over a lemon; the lemon crashes into an urn; the urn sings to a guava; the guava rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) urn (b) lemon (c) guava (d) onion
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) cat (c) ball (d) jeep

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