Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 176 · 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 bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sits on a goat; the goat chases an urn; the urn sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) goat (b) urn (c) inkpot (d) wallet
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a goat; the goat pulls a rope; the rope bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) rope (b) pencil (c) mirror (d) goat
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a ladder; the ladder chases a kite; the kite sings to an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) bucket (c) kite (d) orange
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto an igloo; the igloo falls into a mango; the mango chases a violin. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) mango (b) igloo (c) drum (d) violin
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a ball; the ball chases a rope; the rope falls into a mango; the mango pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) rope (b) ball (c) mango (d) apple
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a vase; the vase crashes into a radio; the radio pulls a nest; the nest tickles an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) vase (c) radio (d) ball
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a fan; the fan bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) glass (c) goat (d) van
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a key; the key sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an ant; the ant sits on a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) umpire (c) nest (d) watch
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into an onion; the onion chases a ladder; the ladder jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) ladder (b) onion (c) shoe (d) apple
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls a mirror; the mirror sings to a candle; the candle sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) violin (b) mirror (c) spoon (d) banana
19. 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a drum; the drum jumps over a rose. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) rose (c) goat (d) apple
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a sock; the sock crashes into a kettle; the kettle chases an orange; the orange bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) inkpot (c) sock (d) urn
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an urn; the urn chases an ant; the ant sings to a duck; the duck rolls into a mango. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) ant (b) urn (c) ball (d) mango
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 flute tickles a glass; the glass rolls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a lemon; the lemon crashes into a guava. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) guava (b) flute (c) glass (d) pillow
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) duck (c) wallet (d) cat
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a violin; the violin pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) anchor (b) cat (c) violin (d) goat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a mango; the mango bounces onto a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) umpire (c) parrot (d) jug
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a wallet; the wallet sings to an owl; the owl tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) wallet (c) owl (d) cat
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a goat; the goat bounces onto a spoon; the spoon tickles a vase; the vase jumps over a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) spoon (c) orange (d) goat
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a net; the net falls into a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) ice cream (c) radio (d) apple
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a kite; the kite jumps over a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) flute (c) kettle (d) kite
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) ice cream (d) coconut
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a shoe; the shoe sings to a rose; the rose sits on a glass; the glass pulls a nest. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) ball (c) shoe (d) glass
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an urn; the urn bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the net? (a) radio (b) urn (c) shoe (d) ice cream

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