Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 47 · 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 link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an orange; the orange pulls a net; the net rolls into an onion; the onion sings to a violin. Which item comes right before the net? (a) pillow (b) violin (c) net (d) orange
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a kite; the kite pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) glass (b) drum (c) kite (d) pencil
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into an urn; the urn rolls into a needle; the needle chases a parrot; the parrot pulls a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) fan (c) parrot (d) needle
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a jeep; the jeep tickles a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) flute (c) ball (d) jeep
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a jug; the jug jumps over a frog; the frog tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) ant (b) jug (c) frog (d) lamp
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a doll; the doll tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) shoe (c) tomato (d) pencil
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into an umpire; the umpire pulls a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a glass; the glass chases an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) owl (c) frog (d) umpire
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a guava; the guava tickles a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) spoon (b) candle (c) guava (d) drum
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a kite; the kite crashes into an urn; the urn pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) onion (b) kite (c) mirror (d) urn
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a jeep; the jeep chases a duck; the duck sings to a kettle; the kettle pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) kite (b) tiger (c) kettle (d) jeep
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a fan; the fan sings to a nest; the nest pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) flute (b) jalebi (c) nest (d) ball
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases an apple; the apple pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a needle. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) needle (b) umbrella (c) vase (d) apple
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a watch; the watch jumps over a tent; the tent sits on a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) candle (c) parrot (d) watch
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a goat; the goat jumps over a kite; the kite sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) goat (c) mirror (d) lamp
30. 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a drum; the drum sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a needle; the needle chases an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) goat (c) needle (d) umpire
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over an apple; the apple pulls a mango; the mango falls into an ant; the ant tickles an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) apple (c) inkpot (d) mango
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a net; the net jumps over a key; the key crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) lamp (c) rope (d) net
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases a bucket; the bucket sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) coconut (b) guava (c) duck (d) fan
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a key; the key crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases a net; the net tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the net? (a) parrot (b) net (c) key (d) rope
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a sock; the sock pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) ice cream (c) sock (d) van
40. 40.🔗 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

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