Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 789 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a needle. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) needle (c) parrot (d) tiger
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a vase; the vase tickles a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) jalebi (b) vase (c) pencil (d) pillow
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a cat; the cat rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a spoon; the spoon crashes into a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) tent (c) inkpot (d) cat
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a flute; the flute chases a glass; the glass sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) igloo (c) glass (d) flute
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a key; the key tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) bucket (c) watch (d) key
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to an owl; the owl crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) tent (c) guava (d) owl
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a whistle; the whistle pulls a shoe; the shoe sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) shoe (c) whistle (d) spoon
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto an ant; the ant chases an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) ant (c) inkpot (d) ice cream
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a drum; the drum pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) ball (c) drum (d) umpire
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to a pillow; the pillow crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) drum (b) goat (c) coconut (d) umbrella
24. 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a tiger; the tiger chases a banana; the banana sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) banana (b) mirror (c) tiger (d) parrot
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a mango; the mango crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) whistle (b) orange (c) igloo (d) coconut
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a duck; the duck crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over a key. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) shoe (b) parrot (c) duck (d) key
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a lemon; the lemon crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) inkpot (b) lemon (c) umbrella (d) jalebi
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an ant; the ant sits on a shoe; the shoe tickles a pencil; the pencil falls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) duck (b) umpire (c) ant (d) pencil
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to an owl; the owl jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) jug (c) jeep (d) owl
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a key; the key rolls into a flute; the flute chases a duck; the duck tickles an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) flute (c) violin (d) key
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a wallet; the wallet tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) duck (b) apple (c) urn (d) guava
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a lemon; the lemon rolls into an owl; the owl crashes into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a kite. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) lemon (b) jeep (c) owl (d) kite
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a drum; the drum rolls into a kite; the kite jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) flute (b) drum (c) duck (d) tomato
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a jug; the jug sings to a glass; the glass sits on an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) jug (c) umpire (d) glass
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over an orange; the orange falls into a fan; the fan sits on a drum; the drum rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) drum (b) monkey (c) flute (d) orange

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