Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 160 · 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 apple pulls a jeep; the jeep sits on a pencil; the pencil chases a tomato; the tomato rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) tomato (b) jeep (c) pencil (d) igloo
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an umpire; the umpire jumps over a drum; the drum pulls an owl; the owl crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) shoe (b) owl (c) lemon (d) drum
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto an ant; the ant tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) doll (b) ant (c) sock (d) ladder
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into a drum; the drum chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) jalebi (b) whistle (c) drum (d) ice cream
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a mango; the mango sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) whistle (c) candle (d) mango
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a guava; the guava jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) umbrella (b) flute (c) wallet (d) guava
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a tent; the tent sings to a glass; the glass falls into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) tent (c) glass (d) key
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a parrot; the parrot falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a mango; the mango sits on a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) radio (c) mango (d) parrot
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into an owl; the owl pulls a whistle; the whistle rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) mirror (b) anchor (c) whistle (d) guava
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a pillow; the pillow rolls into a fan; the fan sits on a pencil; the pencil crashes into a goat. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) fan (b) goat (c) jeep (d) pillow
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a nest; the nest chases a whistle; the whistle sits on a monkey; the monkey pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) bucket (b) shoe (c) nest (d) monkey
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into an orange; the orange sings to an owl; the owl chases a ladder. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) orange (c) owl (d) onion
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a radio; the radio jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into a kite; the kite bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) kite (b) candle (c) radio (d) ladder
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a nest; the nest sings to an urn; the urn falls into a doll; the doll crashes into a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) key (c) nest (d) doll
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a duck; the duck chases a parrot; the parrot pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) parrot (b) lemon (c) duck (d) coconut
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a violin; the violin pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) drum (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) jeep
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a doll; the doll sits on a sock; the sock sings to a guava; the guava crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) doll (b) fan (c) guava (d) sock
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a radio; the radio pulls a spoon; the spoon falls into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) lemon (c) orange (d) radio
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a rose; the rose jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a radio; the radio tickles a lemon. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) lemon (c) umbrella (d) rose
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an orange; the orange sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into an owl; the owl chases a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) orange (c) owl (d) parrot
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a ladder; the ladder jumps over an owl; the owl rolls into a radio. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) radio (b) urn (c) frog (d) owl
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on an orange; the orange chases an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) orange (b) kettle (c) umbrella (d) shoe
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a lemon; the lemon pulls a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) umbrella (b) ice cream (c) tent (d) lemon

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