Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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