Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 391 · 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) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a banana; the banana rolls into a kite; the kite jumps over a spoon; the spoon falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) banana (b) inkpot (c) owl (d) spoon
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a glass; the glass pulls a fan; the fan sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) spoon (b) duck (c) mirror (d) fan
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a drum; the drum sings to an onion; the onion tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) onion (b) drum (c) flute (d) lamp
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a cat. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) ladder (d) glass
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a vase; the vase jumps over a doll; the doll rolls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) vase (c) ball (d) doll
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a nest; the nest sits on a flute; the flute falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) nest (b) cat (c) net (d) flute
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a spoon; the spoon pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a goat; the goat jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) flute (b) anchor (c) jalebi (d) goat
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) anchor (d) net
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a banana; the banana sings to a tent; the tent bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) kite (c) watch (d) drum
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a guava; the guava sits on an ice cream; the ice cream chases a duck; the duck tickles a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) ladder (c) guava (d) duck
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a net; the net chases a flute; the flute sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the net? (a) spoon (b) candle (c) flute (d) net
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a sock; the sock chases an ant; the ant crashes into a rose; the rose falls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) ant (b) tiger (c) sock (d) rose
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into an apple; the apple sings to a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) tomato (b) lamp (c) ball (d) apple
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a rose; the rose rolls into a ball; the ball sings to a pillow; the pillow pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) violin (b) ball (c) pillow (d) rose
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a net; the net sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) watch (c) drum (d) net
30. 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a guava; the guava tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) anchor (b) drum (c) guava (d) tiger
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a jug; the jug sings to an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a lemon; the lemon tickles a banana. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) lemon (b) umbrella (c) jug (d) fan
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a whistle; the whistle tickles a parrot; the parrot rolls into a needle; the needle sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) sock (b) anchor (c) needle (d) whistle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a flute; the flute sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) cat (c) flute (d) umpire
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto an owl; the owl falls into a banana; the banana sits on a doll; the doll sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) radio (b) tomato (c) owl (d) doll
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a fan; the fan chases a cat. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) fan (b) cat (c) inkpot (d) jeep
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a radio; the radio falls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a bucket; the bucket jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) duck (b) radio (c) bucket (d) inkpot
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a van; the van falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a rose. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) mango (b) van (c) pencil (d) orange

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