Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 508 · 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) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a parrot; the parrot chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) mango (c) pencil (d) parrot
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a bucket; the bucket pulls an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) flute (b) bucket (c) monkey (d) ice cream
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an apple; the apple jumps over a monkey; the monkey sings to a pillow; the pillow crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) apple (c) cat (d) pillow
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a vase; the vase tickles a nest; the nest bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) umbrella (b) vase (c) ant (d) nest
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over an anchor; the anchor falls into a doll; the doll chases a cat; the cat crashes into an urn. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) duck (b) cat (c) doll (d) urn
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a glass; the glass sings to an owl; the owl pulls a violin; the violin falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) violin (c) goat (d) glass
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on an orange; the orange crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a needle. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) needle (c) umbrella (d) orange
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a banana; the banana sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) pillow (c) banana (d) jalebi
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a tomato; the tomato sits on a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) fan (c) violin (d) doll
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a goat; the goat pulls a duck; the duck tickles an ant. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) ant (b) duck (c) goat (d) needle
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into an owl; the owl chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a watch. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) watch (b) cat (c) coconut (d) owl
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into an orange; the orange chases a key; the key sings to a lemon. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) key (c) orange (d) lemon
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a vase; the vase sings to a tiger; the tiger jumps over a rose. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) rose (b) ladder (c) tiger (d) glass
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a bucket; the bucket jumps over an apple; the apple pulls a radio; the radio tickles a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) candle (c) bucket (d) jalebi
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a kite; the kite sits on a drum; the drum sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) vase (c) drum (d) kite
30. 30.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
31. 31.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a fan; the fan falls into a tent; the tent tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) umbrella (c) shoe (d) fan
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a whistle; the whistle sings to an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) lemon (c) whistle (d) monkey
34. 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over an umpire; the umpire chases an umbrella. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) umpire (b) spoon (c) umbrella (d) orange
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a parrot; the parrot rolls into a mango; the mango tickles a jug; the jug crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) parrot (c) monkey (d) jug
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases a violin; the violin falls into an onion; the onion tickles a key; the key sings to a frog. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) violin (b) umbrella (c) key (d) onion
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a flute; the flute falls into an ant; the ant tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) umbrella (d) goat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a nest; the nest rolls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a fan. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) pencil (c) candle (d) fan
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a pencil; the pencil sits on a kettle; the kettle falls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) pillow (c) kettle (d) pencil

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