Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 165 · 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 tent crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto an anchor; the anchor chases a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) jug (c) tent (d) kite
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a goat; the goat bounces onto a coconut; the coconut tickles a tiger; the tiger jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) goat (b) tiger (c) anchor (d) candle
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over a coconut; the coconut chases an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) anchor (c) frog (d) coconut
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a pillow; the pillow chases a jeep; the jeep tickles a drum; the drum falls into a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) watch (c) jeep (d) tomato
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a van; the van falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a net. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) net (b) pillow (c) igloo (d) van
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a bucket; the bucket jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right after the key? (a) lamp (b) igloo (c) lemon (d) bucket
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) mirror (b) ball (c) lamp (d) umpire
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a glass; the glass sings to a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) onion (c) pillow (d) ladder
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a cat; the cat sits on an orange; the orange chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) net (c) cat (d) kite
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a guava; the guava chases a coconut; the coconut jumps over a lemon; the lemon sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) fan (b) guava (c) coconut (d) lemon
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a mirror; the mirror tickles an apple; the apple rolls into an igloo; the igloo falls into an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) igloo (c) apple (d) bucket
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a rope; the rope chases an ant; the ant pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) onion (b) urn (c) owl (d) rope
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a nest; the nest pulls a kettle; the kettle tickles a guava; the guava chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) whistle (b) candle (c) kettle (d) nest
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a vase; the vase rolls into a monkey; the monkey falls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a rose. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) rose (d) glass
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a doll; the doll sits on a candle; the candle jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) doll (d) candle
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a ball; the ball tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto a goat; the goat chases a van. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) mirror (c) ball (d) van
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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a lemon; the lemon jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) key (c) whistle (d) watch
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls an owl; the owl jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into an apple. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) rose (b) owl (c) apple (d) guava
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a shoe; the shoe crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a key; the key jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) apple (b) shoe (c) flute (d) key
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a tiger; the tiger chases an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) orange (c) tiger (d) shoe
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a vase; the vase tickles a candle; the candle crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) vase (b) kite (c) pencil (d) nest
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases a bucket. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) shoe (c) radio (d) parrot
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a guava; the guava tickles a candle; the candle falls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an igloo. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) guava (b) inkpot (c) fan (d) igloo
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a doll; the doll pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) ball (b) coconut (c) apple (d) ice cream

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