Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 86 · 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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a candle; the candle falls into a van; the van chases a needle; the needle jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) bucket (b) van (c) onion (d) candle
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a ladder; the ladder jumps over a parrot; the parrot crashes into a needle; the needle pulls a radio. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) parrot (b) wallet (c) radio (d) needle
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a guava; the guava sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) jalebi (b) guava (c) glass (d) shoe
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a doll; the doll sings to a guava; the guava falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) tiger (c) guava (d) doll
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a key; the key sings to a doll; the doll tickles an anchor; the anchor pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) doll (b) onion (c) key (d) pillow
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a kite; the kite jumps over a rose; the rose falls into an owl. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) rose (b) mango (c) owl (d) kite
19. 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) duck (c) parrot (d) lamp
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 fan chases a watch; the watch sings to a tomato; the tomato falls into a needle; the needle crashes into a frog. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) frog (c) needle (d) fan
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a banana; the banana rolls into an anchor; the anchor chases an onion. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) goat (b) banana (c) mango (d) onion
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a mango; the mango chases an orange; the orange sings to a jeep; the jeep crashes into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) vase (c) jeep (d) drum
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a mango; the mango sings to a mirror; the mirror pulls a kite; the kite sits on a vase. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) kite (c) vase (d) mango
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a radio; the radio tickles a duck; the duck sings to an orange; the orange pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) radio (b) igloo (c) orange (d) duck
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a doll; the doll crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) rose (c) ant (d) doll
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles an urn; the urn chases a flute; the flute sings to a key. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) key (b) ladder (c) flute (d) urn
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a ball; the ball falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into an onion; the onion jumps over a fan. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) ball (c) pencil (d) onion
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a cat; the cat rolls into a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) anchor (c) lamp (d) ice cream
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) umpire (b) jeep (c) watch (d) ice cream
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a duck; the duck chases a nest; the nest rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) nest (c) jalebi (d) duck
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an orange; the orange sits on a candle; the candle bounces onto a kite; the kite chases a flute. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) kite (b) flute (c) orange (d) van
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a duck; the duck rolls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an orange; the orange sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) kettle (b) orange (c) lamp (d) duck
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls an owl; the owl chases a mirror; the mirror tickles a goat; the goat rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) drum (b) whistle (c) owl (d) mirror
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a spoon; the spoon crashes into a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) fan (c) apple (d) spoon
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a cat; the cat tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to an owl; the owl crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) shoe (b) pencil (c) cat (d) flute

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