Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 401 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a fan; the fan jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) kettle (c) vase (d) bucket
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a lamp; the lamp falls into a tent; the tent tickles a pillow; the pillow rolls into a guava. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) pillow (b) radio (c) lamp (d) tent
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a pencil; the pencil pulls a cat; the cat sits on an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) goat (b) cat (c) pencil (d) kite
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a cat; the cat jumps over a van; the van sings to a vase; the vase crashes into a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) vase (c) van (d) sock
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a glass; the glass tickles a net; the net crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) net (b) glass (c) violin (d) apple
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a sock; the sock chases an umpire; the umpire sings to a flute; the flute tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) umpire (b) goat (c) flute (d) pencil
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over a fan; the fan sits on a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) inkpot (c) parrot (d) rope
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a fan; the fan sits on an igloo; the igloo pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) anchor (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) igloo
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to a frog; the frog crashes into a pillow; the pillow falls into a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) pillow (c) cat (d) tiger
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a ball; the ball chases a monkey; the monkey sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) shoe (c) monkey (d) spoon
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a sock; the sock chases an igloo; the igloo rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) igloo (c) watch (d) ice cream
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a drum; the drum crashes into a key; the key sits on a pencil. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) drum (c) key (d) pencil
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over an urn; the urn tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into a rose. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) urn (b) rose (c) jug (d) ladder
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a drum; the drum crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a tomato; the tomato falls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) shoe (b) drum (c) tomato (d) doll
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a candle; the candle sits on a violin; the violin falls into a fan; the fan chases a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) violin (c) candle (d) key
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into an onion; the onion sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) bucket (b) apple (c) umpire (d) onion
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a drum; the drum pulls a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) umbrella (c) banana (d) drum
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a van; the van bounces onto a mango; the mango rolls into a watch; the watch tickles a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) van (b) guava (c) watch (d) mango
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a fan; the fan pulls an anchor; the anchor chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) glass (b) duck (c) lemon (d) anchor
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a kite; the kite tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases a guava; the guava rolls into an orange. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) orange (b) doll (c) kite (d) umbrella
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to an onion; the onion sits on a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) kettle

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