Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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