Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 63 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a sock; the sock rolls into a glass; the glass chases an urn; the urn sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) sock (c) ant (d) frog
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into an umpire; the umpire pulls an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) watch (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) vase
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a radio; the radio pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a banana. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) banana (b) radio (c) mirror (d) umbrella
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over an urn; the urn sings to a goat; the goat sits on a lemon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) urn (b) lemon (c) glass (d) goat
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a rose; the rose rolls into a flute; the flute falls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) flute (b) ice cream (c) lemon (d) rose
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a shoe; the shoe crashes into a frog; the frog bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) urn (b) apple (c) jeep (d) frog
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a glass; the glass falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) tomato (b) guava (c) glass (d) frog
18. 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a frog; the frog pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) inkpot (b) watch (c) frog (d) ladder
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a banana; the banana rolls into an apple; the apple falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a candle. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) candle (b) owl (c) apple (d) monkey
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a kettle; the kettle rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) pillow (c) kettle (d) jalebi
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a wallet; the wallet sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a drum; the drum bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) fan (b) mango (c) wallet (d) owl
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a pencil; the pencil rolls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) guava (c) pencil (d) wallet
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) glass (b) whistle (c) kettle (d) vase
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) key (c) pillow (d) needle
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a tiger; the tiger jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mirror (b) anchor (c) tiger (d) flute
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a goat; the goat pulls an onion; the onion rolls into a key; the key bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) sock (b) onion (c) jeep (d) goat
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a rope; the rope chases an ant; the ant crashes into a key; the key falls into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) vase (c) key (d) ant
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a key; the key chases a needle; the needle tickles a radio; the radio jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) key (b) kettle (c) needle (d) radio
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a lamp; the lamp pulls a duck; the duck tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) lamp (c) anchor (d) doll
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a wallet; the wallet sings to an owl; the owl bounces onto an ant; the ant chases an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) owl (c) ant (d) needle
36. 36.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a banana; the banana jumps over an ant; the ant sits on a goat; the goat chases a cat. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) banana (b) ant (c) goat (d) cat
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a key; the key chases a flute; the flute rolls into an apple; the apple tickles a cat. Which item comes right before the key? (a) jeep (b) flute (c) apple (d) key
40. 40.🔗 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

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