Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 824 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a rope; the rope rolls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a duck; the duck chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) umpire (b) rope (c) vase (d) spoon
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 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
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a ball; the ball sits on a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) ball (c) ice cream (d) fan
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a net; the net chases a jeep; the jeep rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) inkpot (c) jeep (d) net
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a whistle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) watch (c) inkpot (d) onion
16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a sock; the sock sings to a shoe; the shoe tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) goat (c) shoe (d) key
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a banana; the banana sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) anchor (b) owl (c) umbrella (d) pillow
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a spoon; the spoon falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) spoon (c) orange (d) jalebi
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a glass; the glass jumps over an ant; the ant falls into a radio; the radio sings to a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) rose (c) radio (d) glass
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a violin; the violin pulls a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a candle. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) inkpot (b) jug (c) candle (d) jalebi
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into an urn; the urn pulls a whistle; the whistle sings to a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) urn (c) coconut (d) whistle
26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a flute; the flute jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) candle (c) rose (d) ball
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a jug; the jug sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into an igloo; the igloo sits on a frog. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) igloo (b) tiger (c) whistle (d) frog
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls a violin; the violin falls into an onion; the onion sits on a whistle. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) whistle (d) onion
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a goat; the goat sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a banana; the banana pulls a ladder. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) banana (b) whistle (c) goat (d) sock
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a sock; the sock tickles an apple; the apple sings to a rose; the rose jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) apple (b) ladder (c) net (d) sock
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a watch; the watch tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) kettle (c) frog (d) net
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a kettle; the kettle chases a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) wallet (c) kettle (d) radio
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a shoe. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) violin (b) pillow (c) flute (d) apple
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a mango; the mango tickles a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) candle (c) mango (d) mirror
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) anchor (c) bucket (d) lamp
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to a goat; the goat tickles an umpire. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) goat (d) lemon
40. 40.🔗 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

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