Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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