Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 61 · 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) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a fan; the fan pulls a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) monkey (c) jalebi (d) ladder
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a rose; the rose rolls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) lemon (b) apple (c) rose (d) spoon
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a coconut. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) net (c) lemon (d) frog
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a ball; the ball tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a goat; the goat falls into a violin. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) umpire (c) goat (d) net
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a vase; the vase crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) inkpot (b) flute (c) igloo (d) anchor
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a doll; the doll pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into an igloo; the igloo chases an urn. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) wallet (b) igloo (c) doll (d) urn
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a mirror; the mirror sits on a goat; the goat tickles a lamp; the lamp chases a wallet. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) banana (b) mirror (c) goat (d) wallet
16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a kettle; the kettle sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles a tent. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) ant (b) tent (c) kettle (d) anchor
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a banana; the banana tickles a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tiger (b) fan (c) glass (d) banana
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a drum; the drum sits on a tiger; the tiger tickles an igloo; the igloo crashes into a lemon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) lemon (d) tiger
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a mango. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) mango (c) drum (d) ladder
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a mango; the mango chases an umbrella. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) umbrella (b) pillow (c) onion (d) parrot
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a tent; the tent jumps over an apple; the apple tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) apple (b) parrot (c) anchor (d) umbrella
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a wallet; the wallet tickles a vase; the vase pulls an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) urn (b) vase (c) inkpot (d) wallet
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto an umpire; the umpire jumps over a spoon; the spoon sits on a guava; the guava crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umbrella (b) spoon (c) umpire (d) anchor
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a radio; the radio tickles a spoon; the spoon rolls into a duck; the duck sits on a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) banana (c) guava (d) radio
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a needle; the needle pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) inkpot (b) whistle (c) jug (d) shoe
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a watch; the watch crashes into a vase; the vase tickles a tent; the tent rolls into a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) tent (c) vase (d) watch
30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) drum (b) jalebi (c) needle (d) pencil
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) anchor (c) onion (d) ice cream
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a ball; the ball sits on a shoe; the shoe chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) apple (b) shoe (c) ball (d) lamp
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a pillow; the pillow pulls a radio; the radio sings to a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) radio (c) tiger (d) glass
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a rope; the rope falls into a drum; the drum rolls into a tiger; the tiger pulls an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) tiger (c) fan (d) rope
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls an owl; the owl sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto a watch; the watch falls into a net. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) watch (b) owl (c) net (d) orange
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) igloo (c) umbrella (d) spoon
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on a duck; the duck sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) kettle (c) duck (d) rope
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a candle; the candle sits on a duck; the duck falls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) mango (b) umpire (c) candle (d) duck
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a whistle; the whistle chases a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) whistle (c) lamp (d) jalebi

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