Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 415 · 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 step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a fan; the fan pulls a key; the key crashes into a rope. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) orange (b) pencil (c) rope (d) fan
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a jug; the jug pulls a key; the key tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right after the key? (a) jug (b) key (c) jeep (d) lamp
7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a glass; the glass sits on an anchor; the anchor rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) glass (c) pillow (d) anchor
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a duck; the duck pulls a key; the key sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) ice cream (c) key (d) pencil
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a rope; the rope tickles an onion; the onion jumps over a van; the van sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) onion (b) van (c) rope (d) ball
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a ball; the ball chases a pencil; the pencil falls into a vase; the vase crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) mirror (b) fan (c) ball (d) vase
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a tent; the tent rolls into a tiger; the tiger chases a nest; the nest pulls a needle. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) owl (d) nest
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a frog; the frog falls into a goat; the goat rolls into a glass; the glass sings to a lemon. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) frog (b) lemon (c) goat (d) banana
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a duck; the duck sings to an apple; the apple pulls a monkey; the monkey chases a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) glass (c) duck (d) monkey
22. 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a rose; the rose bounces onto an umpire; the umpire chases an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) parrot (c) rose (d) anchor
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.🔗 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 monkey chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) candle (d) ice cream
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a glass; the glass tickles a banana; the banana rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) shoe (b) doll (c) banana (d) umpire
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a jug; the jug chases a whistle; the whistle pulls a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) glass (b) whistle (c) tomato (d) jug
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a bucket; the bucket tickles an apple. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) owl (b) apple (c) coconut (d) bucket
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a tiger; the tiger chases a parrot; the parrot jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) tiger (c) inkpot (d) parrot
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to an ant; the ant pulls a kettle; the kettle tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) kettle (b) mango (c) jalebi (d) pillow
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a radio; the radio rolls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) tiger (c) shoe (d) key
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a jeep; the jeep tickles a duck; the duck crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) coconut (b) jeep (c) monkey (d) duck
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a banana; the banana pulls a fan; the fan falls into an ant; the ant chases a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) banana (b) umpire (c) ant (d) needle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a candle; the candle pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) inkpot (c) candle (d) flute
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a jeep; the jeep jumps over a jug; the jug pulls a frog; the frog tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) frog (d) lamp
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a glass; the glass pulls a guava; the guava falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) banana (b) umpire (c) guava (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a net; the net falls into a rose; the rose sits on a ball; the ball sings to a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) duck (c) ball (d) tiger
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story

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