Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 950 · 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) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a rope; the rope tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto a lemon; the lemon pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) wallet (b) rose (c) rope (d) lemon
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a pillow; the pillow rolls into a van; the van falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) ice cream (c) van (d) pillow
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a candle; the candle chases a needle; the needle bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) kite (b) duck (c) needle (d) candle
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a kite; the kite sits on a candle; the candle rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) candle (c) kite (d) ladder
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a jug; the jug sings to an ant; the ant jumps over an anchor; the anchor chases a tomato. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) tomato (b) jug (c) ant (d) mango
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a lamp; the lamp rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) mirror (c) ice cream (d) key
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a rope; the rope jumps over a goat; the goat rolls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) rope (d) parrot
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a kite; the kite falls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) candle (c) banana (d) tomato
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into an ant; the ant jumps over a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a glass; the glass chases a tiger. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) glass (b) tiger (c) pillow (d) ant
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a rose; the rose jumps over a tiger; the tiger tickles a fan. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) tiger (b) spoon (c) jalebi (d) fan
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a fan; the fan tickles a tent; the tent pulls a candle; the candle sits on a cat. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) cat (b) candle (c) fan (d) tent
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a banana; the banana rolls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over an urn; the urn tickles a goat. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) goat (b) doll (c) banana (d) umpire
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a vase; the vase jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) flute (c) wallet (d) rose
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a kite; the kite jumps over a radio; the radio tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) umbrella (b) radio (c) umpire (d) van
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a tomato; the tomato pulls a goat; the goat rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a jug. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) goat (d) jug
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a duck; the duck rolls into a bucket; the bucket chases a mirror; the mirror crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) mirror (b) bucket (c) duck (d) goat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) flute (b) pencil (c) jalebi (d) tent
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a cat; the cat sings to a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a shoe; the shoe tickles an owl. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jalebi (b) owl (c) coconut (d) shoe
35. 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a banana; the banana sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into a glass; the glass crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) banana (d) orange
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases an urn; the urn falls into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) ball (c) flute (d) umbrella
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a doll; the doll chases a goat; the goat bounces onto a nest; the nest tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) goat (b) nest (c) doll (d) ice cream
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item

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