Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 144 · 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 net bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a duck; the duck rolls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a van. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) coconut (c) umpire (d) duck
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a duck; the duck falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) doll (b) igloo (c) duck (d) jalebi
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over a radio; the radio sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) radio (b) watch (c) banana (d) sock
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a shoe; the shoe tickles a flute; the flute rolls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) shoe (b) umpire (c) spoon (d) radio
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a spoon; the spoon sings to a frog; the frog tickles a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) frog (c) spoon (d) whistle
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a duck; the duck rolls into an orange; the orange sits on a sock; the sock sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) orange (b) rope (c) umbrella (d) sock
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a glass; the glass pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) radio (b) violin (c) ice cream (d) ant
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a mango; the mango crashes into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) mango (c) pillow (d) glass
17. 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a wallet; the wallet sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a guava; the guava bounces onto a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) lamp (c) inkpot (d) bucket
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into an orange; the orange sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a lamp. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) frog (c) anchor (d) lamp
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a lamp; the lamp sits on a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) shoe (c) vase (d) tomato
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a flute; the flute tickles an owl; the owl sings to a tiger. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) pencil (b) owl (c) flute (d) tiger
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into a watch; the watch sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) candle (b) monkey (c) kettle (d) mirror
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a candle; the candle bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a jug; the jug tickles a pillow. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) candle (b) glass (c) jug (d) pillow
31. 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a pencil; the pencil sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a tent. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) flute (b) pencil (c) tent (d) anchor
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a van; the van falls into a whistle; the whistle rolls into an onion; the onion sits on a cat. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) rose (b) cat (c) whistle (d) onion
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a candle; the candle tickles a watch; the watch jumps over an anchor; the anchor sits on a pillow. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) candle (b) watch (c) ice cream (d) anchor
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a fan; the fan rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a lemon; the lemon falls into a vase. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) lemon (b) fan (c) pencil (d) parrot
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a bucket; the bucket pulls a tiger; the tiger chases a tent; the tent falls into a doll. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) bucket (b) tiger (c) doll (d) umbrella
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a pencil; the pencil crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) parrot (c) fan (d) pencil
38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a sock; the sock chases a ball; the ball sings to a drum; the drum sits on a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) drum (c) ball (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into an onion; the onion pulls a doll; the doll tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) onion (b) ball (c) doll (d) lemon

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