Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 45 · 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) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a rope; the rope jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a needle. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) inkpot (b) coconut (c) needle (d) watch
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a pencil; the pencil tickles a cat; the cat sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) cat (b) pencil (c) frog (d) urn
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a guava; the guava rolls into a doll; the doll sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) violin (b) banana (c) doll (d) kettle
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a rope; the rope pulls an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a shoe; the shoe falls into an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) rope (c) ball (d) shoe
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a van; the van crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a radio; the radio tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) van (b) onion (c) frog (d) lemon
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a net; the net falls into an orange. Which item comes right after the net? (a) orange (b) net (c) kite (d) watch
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to a ball; the ball falls into an apple; the apple sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) needle (b) ball (c) apple (d) glass
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a van; the van rolls into a flute; the flute sits on an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the van? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) coconut (d) rope
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over an orange; the orange sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a banana. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) lemon (b) whistle (c) banana (d) orange
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a tent; the tent chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) banana (c) umpire (d) urn
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a drum; the drum pulls a banana; the banana crashes into a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) banana (c) tiger (d) ant
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a needle; the needle falls into a duck; the duck pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) sock (b) needle (c) glass (d) goat
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a jeep; the jeep rolls into a sock; the sock jumps over a ladder; the ladder tickles a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) sock (c) jeep (d) nest
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a mango; the mango bounces onto an urn; the urn chases an owl; the owl jumps over an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) owl (c) urn (d) glass
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a candle; the candle pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) goat (b) drum (c) candle (d) spoon
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a cat; the cat sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) cat (b) glass (c) fan (d) anchor
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a bucket; the bucket chases a glass; the glass falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a mango. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) ball (c) bucket (d) kettle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an anchor; the anchor crashes into a jug; the jug falls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) cat (b) nest (c) jug (d) anchor
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a lemon; the lemon sings to a ball; the ball rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) ball (b) cat (c) fan (d) whistle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a frog; the frog falls into an apple; the apple sings to a watch; the watch sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) frog (b) watch (c) ice cream (d) ball
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a frog; the frog pulls a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over a kite. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) kite (b) frog (c) umpire (d) goat
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a jug; the jug jumps over a radio; the radio pulls a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) kettle (c) radio (d) wallet
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a tiger; the tiger rolls into a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) doll (c) inkpot (d) fan
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a jug; the jug crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a glass. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) anchor (b) glass (c) onion (d) tiger

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