Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 834 · 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) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a tomato; the tomato chases a jeep; the jeep pulls a candle; the candle sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) needle (b) tomato (c) inkpot (d) jeep
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a lamp; the lamp pulls a rose; the rose jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) doll (b) rose (c) lamp (d) jug
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a rope; the rope crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over a vase; the vase falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) kettle (b) rope (c) vase (d) jeep
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a shoe; the shoe rolls into a mango; the mango pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a glass. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) kite (b) shoe (c) mango (d) bucket
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into a goat; the goat sits on a key. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) needle (b) goat (c) key (d) jug
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a needle; the needle pulls a jeep; the jeep jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) jeep (b) needle (c) ladder (d) bucket
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases an ant; the ant jumps over a key; the key crashes into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) jeep (b) ant (c) shoe (d) key
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a cat; the cat tickles a pencil; the pencil falls into a watch; the watch rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) cat (b) pencil (c) tiger (d) umpire
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a drum; the drum crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) kite (c) fan (d) jalebi
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into a spoon; the spoon sings to an umpire; the umpire jumps over a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) doll (b) spoon (c) needle (d) umpire
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a rose. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) rose (b) ice cream (c) doll (d) flute
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a coconut; the coconut pulls a nest; the nest falls into a frog; the frog rolls into a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) cat (c) nest (d) wallet
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a cat; the cat chases a monkey; the monkey pulls an apple; the apple crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) inkpot (b) cat (c) vase (d) monkey
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a nest; the nest chases a banana; the banana tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) watch (b) inkpot (c) ice cream (d) banana
29. 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a duck; the duck chases a flute; the flute tickles a tent; the tent rolls into a glass. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) jeep (b) flute (c) glass (d) tent
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a nest; the nest tickles a parrot; the parrot sits on a glass; the glass sings to a whistle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) orange (c) parrot (d) glass
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to an igloo; the igloo jumps over a jeep; the jeep rolls into a tiger; the tiger chases a rose. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) igloo (b) rose (c) flute (d) tiger
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls a nest; the nest sits on an orange. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) orange (b) igloo (c) candle (d) nest
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) mango (c) bucket (d) tent
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 goat rolls into a flute; the flute tickles an orange; the orange sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) kite (c) goat (d) orange
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a candle; the candle sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) pillow (b) candle (c) jalebi (d) fan
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a sock; the sock chases an apple; the apple sings to a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) anchor (c) sock (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into an ant; the ant tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) shoe (b) wallet (c) ball (d) ant

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