Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 731 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into an urn; the urn chases a drum; the drum sings to a van; the van sits on a rope. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) urn (b) rope (c) tiger (d) van
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases an orange; the orange sings to a kite; the kite jumps over a lemon; the lemon pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) orange (d) igloo
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a mirror; the mirror chases a kite; the kite rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) flute (b) mirror (c) orange (d) lamp
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a candle; the candle pulls a glass. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) glass (b) candle (c) spoon (d) jalebi
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to a drum; the drum sits on a shoe. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) pencil (b) shoe (c) kettle (d) umpire
17. 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a parrot; the parrot tickles a mirror; the mirror pulls a key; the key crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) key (b) violin (c) parrot (d) mirror
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a banana; the banana jumps over a ladder; the ladder chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) ant (c) lemon (d) ladder
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a flute; the flute jumps over a net; the net bounces onto a candle; the candle falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) flute (c) glass (d) candle
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a rose; the rose jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into an urn; the urn sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) urn (b) rose (c) shoe (d) violin
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a tent; the tent crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) coconut (b) fan (c) goat (d) tent
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a mirror; the mirror chases a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a van; the van sings to a key. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) kettle (b) key (c) mirror (d) van
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a kite; the kite sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) inkpot (c) watch (d) kite
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a candle; the candle sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) igloo (b) candle (c) inkpot (d) banana
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a tomato; the tomato crashes into a needle; the needle rolls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a guava. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) jeep (c) guava (d) tomato
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a kettle; the kettle jumps over a ladder; the ladder tickles a candle; the candle falls into a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) anchor (d) candle
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) urn (c) vase (d) jeep
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a duck; the duck sings to a violin; the violin falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) violin (c) duck (d) van
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a monkey; the monkey falls into a cat; the cat jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) inkpot (b) monkey (c) parrot (d) coconut
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a net; the net crashes into a tiger; the tiger falls into a guava; the guava sings to a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) bucket (c) tiger (d) fan
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a jeep; the jeep chases a shoe; the shoe jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) monkey (b) jeep (c) drum (d) kettle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a sock; the sock crashes into a goat; the goat rolls into an onion; the onion sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) banana (b) goat (c) bucket (d) sock
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a radio; the radio chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a goat; the goat falls into an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) urn (c) monkey (d) radio
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over an apple; the apple rolls into a needle; the needle pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pillow (b) lamp (c) apple (d) needle

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