Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 120 · 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 violin falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a needle; the needle pulls a jug; the jug jumps over a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) tiger (c) needle (d) shoe
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a goat; the goat sits on a tiger. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) banana (b) igloo (c) frog (d) goat
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) urn (c) drum (d) sock
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
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.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a doll; the doll sings to a rope; the rope chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) doll (b) cat (c) bucket (d) rose
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a pencil; the pencil crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a glass; the glass chases a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) glass (c) lamp (d) ball
12. 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a kite; the kite tickles an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) whistle (b) kite (c) bucket (d) rose
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over a needle; the needle falls into a tent; the tent rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) tent (b) frog (c) jeep (d) needle
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a flute; the flute sings to a glass; the glass falls into an ant; the ant chases an umpire. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) apple (b) ant (c) umpire (d) glass
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 wallet bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on a flute; the flute sings to an owl; the owl tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) wallet (b) flute (c) jalebi (d) owl
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a tiger; the tiger jumps over a net. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) net (b) igloo (c) tiger (d) watch
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a bucket. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) bucket (c) mirror (d) candle
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 tent chases a parrot; the parrot pulls a rope; the rope tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) parrot (c) watch (d) tent
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a rose; the rose jumps over a mango; the mango sings to an ant; the ant sits on a parrot. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) parrot (b) kettle (c) ant (d) mango
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 apple rolls into a duck; the duck falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) glass (c) duck (d) nest
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a candle; the candle rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into an urn; the urn falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) ball (b) urn (c) flute (d) umbrella
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
31. 31.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
32. 32.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over a kite; the kite sits on a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) spoon (c) kite (d) tent
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles an ice cream; the ice cream chases a jeep; the jeep sits on a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) kettle (c) jeep (d) ice cream
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a net; the net chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) goat (b) lemon (c) parrot (d) net
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a key; the key chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a frog. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) key (b) ladder (c) tiger (d) lamp
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a jeep; the jeep sings to a vase; the vase sits on an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) ice cream (c) shoe (d) violin
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a glass; the glass tickles a nest; the nest sits on an urn; the urn jumps over a van. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) urn (b) inkpot (c) van (d) glass
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a net; the net falls into a rope; the rope rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) rope (b) net (c) candle (d) inkpot

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