Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 880 · 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) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a radio; the radio tickles an urn; the urn chases a needle; the needle bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) needle (c) urn (d) candle
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a banana; the banana falls into a cat; the cat sings to a spoon; the spoon pulls a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) spoon (c) net (d) banana
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls a rose; the rose falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) orange (b) coconut (c) anchor (d) rose
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a rose; the rose jumps over a cat; the cat bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) umbrella (b) rose (c) lamp (d) cat
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to a frog; the frog crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) rose (b) flute (c) lamp (d) frog
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a banana; the banana pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) banana (c) duck (d) apple
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a wallet; the wallet tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) orange (c) ice cream (d) owl
16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a needle; the needle rolls into a guava; the guava falls into a cat; the cat chases a bucket. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) cat (c) guava (d) doll
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a rope; the rope jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) parrot (b) jalebi (c) rope (d) igloo
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a tiger; the tiger jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) bucket (b) pencil (c) wallet (d) tiger
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a vase; the vase jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) vase (c) igloo (d) coconut
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into an onion; the onion pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto an owl; the owl crashes into a net. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) onion (b) owl (c) orange (d) drum
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a ball; the ball sits on a jalebi; the jalebi chases a fan; the fan falls into a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) tent (c) kettle (d) fan
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a coconut; the coconut chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a van; the van crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) needle (c) coconut (d) van
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a mirror; the mirror falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) onion (c) banana (d) mirror
28. 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a duck; the duck chases a van; the van crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right after the van? (a) radio (b) van (c) duck (d) tent
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a wallet; the wallet jumps over an orange; the orange tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) tiger (c) anchor (d) wallet
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a needle; the needle crashes into a glass; the glass jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) guava (c) needle (d) tomato
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases an igloo; the igloo sits on a monkey; the monkey sings to an apple; the apple tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) igloo (b) apple (c) monkey (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a frog; the frog chases an igloo; the igloo falls into a rope; the rope sits on a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) rope (c) frog (d) goat
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls an owl; the owl chases an igloo; the igloo falls into a lamp; the lamp rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) ice cream (b) lamp (c) igloo (d) owl
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a jeep; the jeep crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) flute (b) kite (c) jeep (d) lemon
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a van; the van falls into a shoe; the shoe chases an apple; the apple pulls a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) banana (c) apple (d) van
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over an apple; the apple falls into a needle; the needle sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) apple (b) fan (c) spoon (d) needle

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