Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 831 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a key; the key crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a fan; the fan chases a banana. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) key (c) wallet (d) banana
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a banana; the banana pulls an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) rope (c) banana (d) candle
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a parrot; the parrot falls into an ant; the ant tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) pencil (b) parrot (c) apple (d) ant
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a candle; the candle falls into a cat; the cat rolls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) cat (b) onion (c) goat (d) kettle
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a tomato; the tomato pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) tomato (b) frog (c) pillow (d) bucket
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a glass; the glass jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) nest (b) lemon (c) lamp (d) apple
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a van; the van falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an urn; the urn sits on a kettle. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jalebi (b) urn (c) kettle (d) anchor
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a pencil; the pencil crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) doll (c) pencil (d) ice cream
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a tent; the tent falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a cat; the cat rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) pencil (b) fan (c) glass (d) cat
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a violin; the violin jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into a rose. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) violin (b) umpire (c) banana (d) rose
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a kite; the kite rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) kite (c) anchor (d) violin
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into a frog; the frog sits on a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) shoe (c) spoon (d) cat
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a mango; the mango pulls an ant; the ant falls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) mango (b) onion (c) ant (d) spoon
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a ball; the ball falls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella chases a banana. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) kettle (b) umpire (c) banana (d) ball
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over an igloo; the igloo pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) candle (c) drum (d) igloo
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a guava; the guava jumps over a mango; the mango crashes into a ladder; the ladder sings to a pillow. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) guava (c) monkey (d) pillow
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a monkey; the monkey pulls an ant; the ant crashes into a watch; the watch bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) ant (b) monkey (c) onion (d) watch
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto an igloo; the igloo jumps over a vase; the vase sings to a glass; the glass tickles a lamp. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) lamp (c) vase (d) radio
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a violin; the violin rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) lamp (b) mango (c) onion (d) violin
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a jug; the jug jumps over a tomato; the tomato falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) inkpot (b) mirror (c) tomato (d) tent
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into a frog; the frog pulls a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) wallet (c) shoe (d) coconut
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a jeep; the jeep crashes into a key; the key falls into a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) jeep (c) pencil (d) candle

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