Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 141 · 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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles an apple; the apple crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a frog; the frog jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) apple (b) owl (c) duck (d) frog
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a lemon; the lemon chases an ant; the ant bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) inkpot (b) tent (c) lemon (d) ant
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a flute; the flute rolls into a vase; the vase sings to a ball; the ball tickles a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) parrot (c) vase (d) umpire
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a rose; the rose tickles a wallet; the wallet sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) rose (c) shoe (d) anchor
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a goat; the goat crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a vase; the vase pulls a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) ice cream (c) goat (d) net
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a tent; the tent tickles a tomato; the tomato falls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) mirror (c) tomato (d) kite
16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a coconut; the coconut falls into an umpire; the umpire chases an ant. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) ladder (b) umpire (c) ant (d) lamp
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) bucket (b) umbrella (c) parrot (d) rose
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a tiger; the tiger falls into a ladder; the ladder rolls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) ladder (b) wallet (c) tiger (d) igloo
20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into an owl; the owl sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a sock. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) sock (b) pillow (c) mango (d) owl
22. 22.🔗 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
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a watch; the watch sits on an ant; the ant pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) inkpot (b) flute (c) watch (d) ant
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on a van; the van tickles an ant; the ant jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) umpire (b) ant (c) watch (d) igloo
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles an urn; the urn sits on a doll; the doll crashes into a candle; the candle bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) doll (c) flute (d) candle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a ladder; the ladder pulls an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) pillow (b) umbrella (c) kettle (d) sock
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into a duck; the duck sings to an anchor; the anchor crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) duck (c) lamp (d) wallet
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a duck; the duck tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a flute; the flute bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) inkpot (b) flute (c) duck (d) jeep
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a bucket; the bucket tickles a tiger; the tiger crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a net. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) bucket (c) net (d) pencil
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a wallet; the wallet chases an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) apple (b) umpire (c) wallet (d) inkpot
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a mango; the mango falls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over a sock. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) anchor (d) sock
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on an urn; the urn sings to a jug; the jug tickles a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) urn (c) jug (d) kettle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a mango; the mango bounces onto an orange; the orange falls into a nest; the nest sits on a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) flute (c) orange (d) mango

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