Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 743 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sings to a monkey; the monkey pulls a vase; the vase tickles a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) monkey (c) vase (d) cat
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a lemon; the lemon sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) goat (b) kettle (c) duck (d) ant
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to a van; the van pulls an igloo. Which item comes right before the van? (a) umpire (b) anchor (c) igloo (d) onion
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a nest; the nest jumps over a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) rose (b) ice cream (c) nest (d) pillow
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a cat; the cat sings to a jeep; the jeep pulls a monkey. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) jeep (d) guava
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a nest; the nest chases an ant; the ant pulls an apple; the apple tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) kite (c) nest (d) apple
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into an ant; the ant tickles an apple; the apple bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) ant (b) nest (c) shoe (d) apple
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a spoon; the spoon tickles an onion; the onion falls into a jug; the jug sits on a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) spoon (c) jug (d) onion
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a kettle; the kettle chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) tiger (b) ball (c) radio (d) pencil
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a tiger; the tiger pulls a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) frog (c) lamp (d) tiger
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a lemon; the lemon tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) lemon (b) ball (c) watch (d) radio
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) ice cream (c) mango (d) candle
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
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 vase falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a fan; the fan sings to a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) banana (c) frog (d) coconut
28. 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a jug; the jug sits on an owl; the owl falls into a watch; the watch crashes into a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) cat (c) jug (d) owl
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a key; the key bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a lemon; the lemon sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) cat (b) key (c) lemon (d) needle
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a flute; the flute crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a van. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) jalebi (b) flute (c) anchor (d) van
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into an apple; the apple tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) apple (c) wallet (d) parrot
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a tiger; the tiger pulls a van; the van bounces onto a jeep; the jeep falls into a radio. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) van (b) jeep (c) tomato (d) radio
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a doll; the doll rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a radio; the radio pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) drum (b) doll (c) vase (d) pillow
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a doll; the doll pulls a whistle; the whistle sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) kettle (b) whistle (c) apple (d) doll
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a drum; the drum chases a tiger; the tiger tickles a duck; the duck falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) wallet (b) radio (c) duck (d) tiger
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a glass; the glass pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on a jalebi; the jalebi chases a mango. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) jalebi (b) rose (c) glass (d) umpire
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a sock; the sock tickles a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) radio (c) jalebi (d) candle

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