Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 399 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a fan; the fan falls into a guava; the guava sings to a tent; the tent crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) tent (b) fan (c) candle (d) guava
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a lemon; the lemon sings to a net; the net crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) net (b) inkpot (c) bucket (d) lemon
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a monkey; the monkey falls into a rope; the rope jumps over an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) igloo (c) monkey (d) mango
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a tent; the tent tickles a kettle. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) kettle (b) tent (c) mirror (d) ball
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles a ball; the ball crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) drum (b) ball (c) shoe (d) cat
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a flute; the flute falls into a doll; the doll pulls a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) tent (c) mirror (d) goat
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a mango; the mango bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) needle (b) lemon (c) drum (d) spoon
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a nest; the nest bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a guava; the guava tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) radio (b) frog (c) inkpot (d) nest
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a banana; the banana tickles a needle; the needle crashes into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a vase. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) monkey (b) jeep (c) needle (d) vase
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a tent; the tent sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into a ball; the ball tickles a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) jalebi (c) kettle (d) ball
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a kettle; the kettle sings to a doll; the doll sits on a nest; the nest falls into a mirror. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) kettle (b) drum (c) nest (d) doll
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a tiger; the tiger chases a drum; the drum tickles a lemon; the lemon rolls into a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) tiger (c) mirror (d) drum
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a tent; the tent falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) bucket (b) coconut (c) apple (d) tent
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a watch; the watch sits on a radio; the radio pulls an urn; the urn chases an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) urn (b) watch (c) umbrella (d) radio
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a needle; the needle rolls into a frog; the frog falls into a mango; the mango sings to a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) mango (c) pillow (d) needle
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sings to a spoon; the spoon jumps over a ball; the ball pulls a nest. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) ladder (d) pencil
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a guava; the guava chases a kite; the kite crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) whistle (c) kite (d) umpire
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into an urn; the urn jumps over an anchor; the anchor crashes into a van; the van bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) urn (b) van (c) tomato (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a radio; the radio chases a tiger; the tiger sings to a mirror; the mirror pulls a needle. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) tiger (b) mirror (c) needle (d) radio

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