Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 635 · 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) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles a vase; the vase sits on a rope. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) rope (c) frog (d) jug
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a glass; the glass sings to an umpire; the umpire falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) jalebi (c) umpire (d) tomato
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a banana; the banana jumps over an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a tomato; the tomato pulls a whistle. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) ball (b) tomato (c) banana (d) umpire
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a violin; the violin tickles a shoe; the shoe jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) tent (c) lamp (d) violin
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a cat; the cat pulls a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) mirror (c) cat (d) tiger
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles an apple; the apple bounces onto a candle; the candle jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) apple (b) sock (c) igloo (d) violin
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a rope; the rope jumps over a net; the net crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) wallet (b) net (c) ant (d) rope
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a drum; the drum sits on a cat; the cat chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) cat (b) umbrella (c) violin (d) pencil
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over an ant; the ant sits on a shoe; the shoe crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) cat (c) shoe (d) ant
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a duck; the duck pulls a guava; the guava falls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) guava (b) mango (c) duck (d) orange
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a candle; the candle crashes into a rose; the rose pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) guava (b) ice cream (c) rose (d) jug
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) inkpot (b) goat (c) jalebi (d) rope
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a frog; the frog falls into a goat; the goat crashes into a banana. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) pencil (b) orange (c) banana (d) goat
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a pillow; the pillow sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) orange (d) inkpot
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a mango; the mango pulls a doll; the doll jumps over an ant; the ant chases a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) jalebi (b) whistle (c) ant (d) doll
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a kettle; the kettle rolls into an owl; the owl sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) jalebi (b) kettle (c) owl (d) umbrella
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a rose; the rose crashes into a tent; the tent sits on a fan; the fan jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) fan (b) tent (c) needle (d) coconut
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a key; the key chases an onion; the onion crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the key? (a) tent (b) pillow (c) key (d) onion
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into an urn; the urn chases a watch; the watch sings to a van; the van sits on a nest. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) van (b) urn (c) watch (d) ant
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a van; the van sits on a needle; the needle falls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a ladder. Which item comes right after the van? (a) doll (b) ladder (c) needle (d) tomato
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a tent; the tent sits on a mirror; the mirror chases an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) tent (b) ice cream (c) monkey (d) mirror
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a fan; the fan rolls into a kite; the kite jumps over a jeep; the jeep chases a duck. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) duck (b) kite (c) lemon (d) fan

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