Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 77 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a jug; the jug rolls into a rose; the rose sits on a jeep; the jeep jumps over a tent. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) umpire (b) jeep (c) rose (d) jug
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a frog; the frog falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) onion (c) fan (d) frog
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a tiger; the tiger jumps over a whistle; the whistle sings to a frog. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) frog (b) whistle (c) ice cream (d) jeep
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a rose; the rose falls into an umpire; the umpire chases an urn; the urn sits on a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) bucket (c) rose (d) sock
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a fan; the fan sits on a violin. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) banana (b) parrot (c) fan (d) violin
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a guava; the guava chases a spoon; the spoon tickles a nest. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) nest (b) bucket (c) key (d) guava
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a needle; the needle sits on a tent; the tent sings to an igloo; the igloo rolls into a sock. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) igloo (c) umpire (d) tent
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 ant sings to a ball; the ball bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls a parrot; the parrot falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) ball (b) anchor (c) ant (d) parrot
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a tent; the tent jumps over a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a radio; the radio tickles a glass. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) tent (b) glass (c) mango (d) radio
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a doll; the doll pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) doll (b) net (c) tomato (d) wallet
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a needle; the needle crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a drum; the drum chases an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) inkpot (b) needle (c) drum (d) fan
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a candle; the candle chases a wallet. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) wallet (b) kite (c) jalebi (d) candle
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a bucket; the bucket chases a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) lamp (d) parrot
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a radio; the radio chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a rose; the rose jumps over a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) radio (b) needle (c) rose (d) shoe
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a tent; the tent tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) igloo (b) tent (c) doll (d) parrot
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) ladder (c) watch (d) frog
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a spoon; the spoon falls into an apple; the apple tickles a net; the net bounces onto an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) net (d) shoe
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a tent; the tent falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) duck (b) tent (c) spoon (d) lemon
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a mango; the mango crashes into an orange; the orange sits on a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) orange (c) van (d) urn
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a violin; the violin chases a goat; the goat bounces onto a tent; the tent sits on a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) violin (c) tent (d) urn
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a net; the net rolls into an owl; the owl pulls a mirror; the mirror tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) owl (b) apple (c) mirror (d) net
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a rose; the rose chases an anchor; the anchor pulls a goat; the goat sits on a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) rose (d) ladder
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an orange; the orange pulls a jeep; the jeep tickles a banana; the banana bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) jeep (b) banana (c) ball (d) orange

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