Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 44 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a banana; the banana tickles a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) lamp (c) ball (d) banana
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a tiger; the tiger chases a nest; the nest falls into a fan; the fan sits on a pillow. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) pillow (b) fan (c) nest (d) shoe
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a needle; the needle sings to a net; the net crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) needle (c) mango (d) cat
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a bucket; the bucket sits on a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) bucket (d) doll
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into an owl; the owl sings to a fan; the fan pulls a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) pillow (c) fan (d) owl
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) guava (c) anchor (d) tomato
20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a pencil; the pencil falls into an igloo; the igloo chases a pillow; the pillow jumps over a cat. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) onion (c) pencil (d) pillow
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a duck; the duck crashes into an owl; the owl bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) duck (b) jalebi (c) jeep (d) owl
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a key; the key sits on a sock; the sock tickles a goat; the goat sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ant (b) mirror (c) key (d) sock
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a spoon; the spoon crashes into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a wallet; the wallet tickles a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) coconut (c) radio (d) spoon
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a goat; the goat pulls an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) goat (c) anchor (d) doll
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over an orange; the orange bounces onto a kite; the kite sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) monkey (c) orange (d) anchor
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a pillow; the pillow crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) mirror (c) jug (d) pillow
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a mango; the mango crashes into a vase; the vase chases a flute; the flute sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) flute (b) mango (c) tent (d) jalebi
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a tent; the tent sings to an anchor; the anchor crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) vase (b) coconut (c) goat (d) anchor
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to an apple; the apple jumps over an orange; the orange sits on a drum; the drum chases an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) orange (d) drum
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into an owl; the owl tickles a cat; the cat sits on a key; the key falls into a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) owl (c) jug (d) key
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a ball; the ball falls into a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) banana (c) radio (d) ball
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles an owl; the owl crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to an apple; the apple sits on a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) umpire (c) lamp (d) apple
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a frog; the frog tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on an owl; the owl sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) anchor (b) van (c) banana (d) owl
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an owl; the owl sings to a lemon; the lemon crashes into a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) cat (c) lemon (d) inkpot
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a duck; the duck sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) radio (c) duck (d) mirror

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