Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 393 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
3. 3.🔗 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
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.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into an orange; the orange chases a glass; the glass jumps over a kite; the kite crashes into a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) glass (c) orange (d) lemon
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a candle; the candle sings to an orange; the orange tickles a banana; the banana sits on a wallet. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) orange (c) banana (d) wallet
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a candle; the candle bounces onto an urn; the urn jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jalebi (b) urn (c) sock (d) candle
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a jeep; the jeep sits on a key; the key chases a duck; the duck sings to a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) jeep (c) key (d) rose
13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to an ant; the ant chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) whistle (b) parrot (c) apple (d) net
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a kettle; the kettle crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a tiger; the tiger sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) kettle (b) goat (c) anchor (d) inkpot
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases an urn; the urn falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a goat; the goat sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) fan (b) bucket (c) urn (d) goat
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a kettle; the kettle chases a fan. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) kettle (c) kite (d) fan
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a rope; the rope chases a shoe; the shoe jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) umbrella (b) rose (c) shoe (d) tiger
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a pillow; the pillow pulls a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) pillow (c) wallet (d) tomato
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a goat; the goat bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a tomato; the tomato rolls into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) goat (c) radio (d) onion
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a key; the key pulls a candle; the candle sits on an igloo. Which item comes right before the key? (a) key (b) igloo (c) ball (d) pillow
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a kite; the kite jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) parrot (b) jalebi (c) net (d) vase
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a shoe; the shoe jumps over a glass; the glass crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) ice cream (b) glass (c) shoe (d) vase
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into a flute; the flute crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a radio. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) drum (c) jalebi (d) radio
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a tent; the tent tickles a van; the van sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the van? (a) duck (b) pillow (c) watch (d) tent
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) cat (b) coconut (c) ball (d) kite
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a jeep; the jeep chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) ice cream (b) violin (c) radio (d) orange
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a rope; the rope crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an apple; the apple tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ant (b) apple (c) jug (d) rope
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a mirror; the mirror rolls into a needle; the needle crashes into a net; the net falls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) vase (c) mirror (d) needle
38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on an orange; the orange jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) orange (c) fan (d) duck
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a nest; the nest sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a wallet; the wallet tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) watch (b) ladder (c) wallet (d) nest

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