Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 430 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into an ant; the ant bounces onto an orange; the orange chases a tomato; the tomato crashes into a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) ant (c) orange (d) sock
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a mango; the mango tickles a pillow; the pillow jumps over a banana; the banana falls into a tent. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) umbrella (c) banana (d) tent
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a fan; the fan sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an owl. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) inkpot (b) jalebi (c) jeep (d) owl
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a monkey; the monkey tickles a goat; the goat rolls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) tomato (c) goat (d) ice cream
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a goat; the goat rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) goat (c) tiger (d) cat
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a frog; the frog crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) drum (c) onion (d) banana
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a key; the key bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a banana. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) key (c) bucket (d) fan
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a watch; the watch bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) lamp (c) duck (d) apple
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto an urn; the urn tickles a nest; the nest falls into a drum; the drum sings to a lemon. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) nest (b) lemon (c) drum (d) urn
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a radio; the radio crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a rose. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) spoon (b) radio (c) rose (d) lamp
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a cat; the cat chases a duck; the duck crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) duck (c) inkpot (d) cat
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an anchor; the anchor chases an apple; the apple tickles a goat; the goat falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) whistle (d) apple
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a vase; the vase tickles a kettle; the kettle crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) bucket (b) banana (c) kettle (d) vase
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a net; the net pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a banana. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) fan (b) banana (c) pillow (d) umbrella
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a kite; the kite sits on an umpire; the umpire jumps over a key. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umpire (b) key (c) kite (d) anchor
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a kite; the kite pulls a net; the net tickles a doll; the doll falls into a banana. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) kite (b) kettle (c) banana (d) net
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) parrot (c) monkey (d) fan
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls a monkey; the monkey chases a violin; the violin crashes into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) tiger (b) fan (c) duck (d) violin
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a fan; the fan tickles a whistle; the whistle jumps over a van; the van pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) fan (c) tent (d) van
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) watch (c) whistle (d) drum
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a drum; the drum jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) jeep (c) drum (d) ball
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a tomato; the tomato tickles a violin. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) bucket (b) violin (c) coconut (d) monkey
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a banana; the banana sits on an apple; the apple sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) flute (c) banana (d) apple
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a flute; the flute chases a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) goat (c) nest (d) flute
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a tent; the tent jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) jalebi (b) rope (c) watch (d) cat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases an igloo; the igloo sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) igloo (b) net (c) umpire (d) fan
40. 40.🔗 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

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