Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 400 · 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) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a vase; the vase chases an ant; the ant sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) watch (c) net (d) flute
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a glass; the glass pulls a needle; the needle falls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) glass (c) violin (d) mirror
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a parrot; the parrot falls into a candle; the candle rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) parrot (b) umpire (c) candle (d) jalebi
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases an ant; the ant tickles a mango; the mango sits on a ball; the ball falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) whistle (b) pencil (c) ball (d) ant
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a whistle; the whistle sits on an owl; the owl sings to a tomato; the tomato crashes into an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) whistle (c) apple (d) tomato
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a key; the key falls into an igloo; the igloo chases a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) igloo (c) van (d) key
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) duck (b) fan (c) ant (d) radio
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a ladder; the ladder crashes into a nest; the nest falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) mirror (c) nest (d) radio
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a kite; the kite sings to a tiger; the tiger sits on a violin; the violin pulls an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) violin (c) urn (d) tiger
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a vase; the vase sings to a doll; the doll sits on a guava; the guava tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) ant (b) vase (c) guava (d) doll
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a flute; the flute chases a needle; the needle tickles a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) needle (c) guava (d) bucket
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a jeep; the jeep chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a banana; the banana bounces onto an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) banana (c) urn (d) monkey
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a guava; the guava sings to an ant; the ant falls into a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) banana (c) ant (d) ice cream
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over an anchor; the anchor tickles an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a spoon; the spoon sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) jeep (c) umbrella (d) ice cream
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a vase; the vase chases an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a candle. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) glass (b) candle (c) umbrella (d) vase
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on an orange; the orange jumps over a nest; the nest bounces onto a candle; the candle chases a fan. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) candle (b) fan (c) kite (d) orange
33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a key; the key tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a banana; the banana crashes into an owl. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) van (b) whistle (c) key (d) owl
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a doll; the doll rolls into a ladder; the ladder chases a glass; the glass sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) doll (b) ball (c) glass (d) umbrella
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a fan; the fan rolls into a needle; the needle pulls a rope; the rope jumps over an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) needle (c) igloo (d) key
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a jeep; the jeep chases an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a net; the net tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the net? (a) inkpot (b) net (c) bucket (d) drum
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a cat; the cat chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) ant (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) igloo
40. 40.🔗 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

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