Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 605 · 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) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into an onion; the onion bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to a ball; the ball tickles a lamp. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) rose (c) lamp (d) onion
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a monkey; the monkey jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) tent (d) watch
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a jug; the jug pulls a jeep; the jeep rolls into a fan; the fan sings to a whistle. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) whistle (b) jeep (c) jug (d) urn
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into an onion; the onion jumps over a needle; the needle falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) needle (b) net (c) urn (d) onion
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a flute; the flute chases a violin; the violin rolls into a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) parrot (c) flute (d) ball
16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a candle; the candle crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a guava; the guava falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jug (b) lamp (c) guava (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a frog; the frog sings to a whistle; the whistle jumps over a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) whistle (c) ladder (d) tiger
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a parrot; the parrot sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) parrot (c) jalebi (d) candle
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a mirror; the mirror pulls a watch; the watch falls into an apple; the apple chases an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) watch (c) mirror (d) pencil
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a fan; the fan falls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a goat; the goat chases a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) shoe (c) fan (d) goat
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sings to a jug; the jug chases a mirror. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) umbrella (c) parrot (d) jug
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a kite; the kite bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) kite (b) van (c) flute (d) drum
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
29. 29.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a spoon; the spoon sings to a sock; the sock falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) sock (b) bucket (c) onion (d) spoon
32. 32.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into an onion; the onion sits on a kite; the kite tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) onion (c) urn (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto an orange; the orange falls into an anchor; the anchor sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a glass. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) glass (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) orange
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a needle; the needle chases a watch. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) watch (b) pillow (c) violin (d) needle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a ball; the ball falls into a mango; the mango crashes into an owl; the owl sings to a key. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) owl (b) key (c) glass (d) ball
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a candle; the candle bounces onto a tent; the tent sits on a drum; the drum chases a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) drum (c) key (d) tent
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a rose; the rose jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) cat (b) sock (c) flute (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a guava; the guava rolls into a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) guava (c) mirror (d) parrot
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) onion (c) cat (d) flute

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