Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 416 · 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) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over an orange; the orange tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a parrot; the parrot crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) parrot (b) umbrella (c) orange (d) coconut
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) mango (b) doll (c) umbrella (d) monkey
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to an owl; the owl falls into a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) candle (c) anchor (d) nest
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto an onion; the onion chases a kettle; the kettle crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a bucket. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) ant (c) bucket (d) kettle
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) jeep (c) flute (d) inkpot
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a radio; the radio jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a watch; the watch tickles a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) watch (c) radio (d) rose
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) tomato (b) mango (c) flute (d) whistle
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases an ant; the ant sings to an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a duck; the duck sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) monkey (b) duck (c) ant (d) fan
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a drum; the drum rolls into an onion; the onion tickles a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) drum (c) bucket (d) duck
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a ball; the ball chases an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) watch (c) ice cream (d) violin
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into an urn; the urn crashes into a goat; the goat tickles a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) goat (d) urn
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 guava crashes into a violin; the violin sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) watch (b) guava (c) owl (d) violin
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a tiger; the tiger falls into a violin; the violin sings to a vase; the vase jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) violin (d) tiger
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a spoon; the spoon crashes into a mango; the mango bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) candle (c) ball (d) wallet
28. 28.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a needle; the needle rolls into a fan; the fan falls into a mirror; the mirror chases an anchor. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) ant (b) anchor (c) fan (d) mirror
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a wallet; the wallet pulls a tiger; the tiger tickles a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) fan (b) jalebi (c) wallet (d) ladder
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into an orange; the orange tickles a fan; the fan jumps over an ant; the ant pulls an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) goat (c) fan (d) ant
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a net; the net chases a lamp; the lamp tickles a tent; the tent crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) parrot (b) lamp (c) glass (d) net
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an apple; the apple crashes into a fan; the fan chases a whistle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) apple (c) whistle (d) bucket
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a banana; the banana crashes into a parrot; the parrot tickles a lamp; the lamp jumps over an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) parrot (c) lamp (d) ant
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles an orange; the orange pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) orange (b) flute (c) ball (d) tiger
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on an igloo; the igloo falls into a vase; the vase jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) pillow (b) igloo (c) vase (d) mango
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a candle; the candle sings to a violin; the violin chases a radio; the radio crashes into a rose. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) radio (b) anchor (c) candle (d) rose
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a net; the net bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a ladder; the ladder chases a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) ball (c) net (d) tomato

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