Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 384 · 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) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a nest; the nest sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) nest (c) needle (d) mirror
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into an urn; the urn sings to a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an igloo; the igloo jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) igloo (b) coconut (c) parrot (d) urn
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a lemon; the lemon pulls a monkey; the monkey crashes into a vase. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) guava (b) monkey (c) lemon (d) vase
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into an apple; the apple rolls into a violin; the violin sits on an urn; the urn tickles an orange. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) urn (b) orange (c) apple (d) tiger
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a jeep; the jeep falls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) shoe (b) coconut (c) jeep (d) bucket
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a rope; the rope pulls a ladder; the ladder tickles a drum; the drum sits on a key. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) rope (b) key (c) drum (d) mirror
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a parrot; the parrot tickles an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an umpire. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) umpire (b) ladder (c) ice cream (d) rope
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a sock; the sock bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) fan (c) bucket (d) wallet
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a drum; the drum sings to an umpire; the umpire chases a net; the net crashes into a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) net (c) umbrella (d) drum
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a candle; the candle sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) spoon (b) candle (c) jalebi (d) umpire
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls an urn; the urn rolls into an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) fan (c) radio (d) urn
26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over an apple; the apple bounces onto a sock; the sock tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) sock (c) flute (d) apple
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an umpire; the umpire crashes into a ball; the ball falls into a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) umbrella (b) ladder (c) mirror (d) ball
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a jug; the jug falls into an onion; the onion sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) apple (c) onion (d) jug
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a frog; the frog sings to a vase; the vase sits on an orange; the orange pulls an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) onion (c) frog (d) vase
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a watch; the watch falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a bucket; the bucket chases an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) watch (c) lamp (d) apple
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a violin; the violin sits on an umpire; the umpire chases a vase; the vase sings to a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) vase (d) umpire
34. 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a nest; the nest sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) glass (d) nest
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a whistle; the whistle rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) pillow (b) jalebi (c) radio (d) wallet
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a van; the van pulls a rose; the rose sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) rose (b) van (c) jeep (d) jug
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4

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