Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 181 · 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 monkey falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over a needle; the needle chases a drum. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) onion (b) needle (c) mirror (d) drum
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into a drum; the drum sings to a candle; the candle pulls a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) tent (c) candle (d) apple
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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
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.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a tent; the tent tickles an orange; the orange crashes into a coconut; the coconut chases an anchor. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) orange (b) anchor (c) tent (d) parrot
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a drum; the drum sings to a fan; the fan crashes into a jug; the jug jumps over an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) orange (c) fan (d) drum
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a mirror; the mirror sits on a tomato; the tomato tickles a watch; the watch bounces onto a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) mirror (c) flute (d) net
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) coconut (c) needle (d) parrot
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a goat; the goat sings to a net; the net pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into a van. Which item comes right after the net? (a) goat (b) kettle (c) tiger (d) net
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into an orange; the orange rolls into an ant; the ant pulls a lemon; the lemon tickles a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) orange (c) pencil (d) kettle
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a goat; the goat chases a tiger; the tiger sits on a candle; the candle bounces onto an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) onion (c) tiger (d) ant
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a pillow; the pillow rolls into a tent; the tent falls into a doll; the doll pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) pillow (b) doll (c) tent (d) goat
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a mango; the mango falls into a glass; the glass jumps over a ball; the ball bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) mango (b) glass (c) ball (d) banana
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a monkey; the monkey tickles an orange; the orange crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) orange (c) umbrella (d) bucket
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a drum; the drum crashes into a key; the key sits on a needle; the needle jumps over a violin. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) key (b) drum (c) violin (d) sock
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an owl; the owl chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) owl (b) ladder (c) tent (d) igloo
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a monkey; the monkey crashes into a whistle; the whistle sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) mirror (d) jug
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a ball; the ball falls into a rope; the rope tickles a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) jalebi (c) vase (d) ball
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a violin; the violin crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) guava (b) jeep (c) violin (d) apple
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on an urn; the urn falls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a kite; the kite rolls into a doll. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) urn (c) doll (d) ice cream
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a needle; the needle rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) igloo (c) net (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into an owl; the owl sings to an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) anchor (c) onion (d) owl
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a lamp; the lamp rolls into a jug; the jug chases a banana; the banana bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) jug (b) banana (c) rope (d) coconut
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a kettle; the kettle falls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a jeep; the jeep rolls into an onion. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) banana (c) jeep (d) onion
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into a cat; the cat falls into an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) inkpot (c) cat (d) bucket

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