Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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