Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 194 · 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 ball tickles a cat; the cat bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a lamp; the lamp jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) lamp (c) cat (d) kettle
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a bucket; the bucket rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a candle; the candle chases an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) bucket (c) candle (d) umbrella
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a violin; the violin pulls a frog; the frog jumps over a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) cat (c) goat (d) violin
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a key; the key tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) key (d) ant
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a van; the van sings to an inkpot; the inkpot chases a vase. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) van (b) vase (c) rope (d) inkpot
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a guava; the guava rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) ant (b) shoe (c) monkey (d) jug
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a parrot; the parrot rolls into a vase; the vase crashes into a mirror; the mirror pulls a violin. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) parrot (b) violin (c) cat (d) vase
13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a kite; the kite sits on a monkey; the monkey sings to a pencil; the pencil jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) kite (c) flute (d) monkey
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a banana; the banana chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) jug (b) banana (c) umbrella (d) spoon
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a watch; the watch jumps over a kite; the kite sings to a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) watch (c) radio (d) kite
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into an anchor; the anchor chases a guava. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) guava (b) anchor (c) ball (d) pillow
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls an igloo; the igloo crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a vase. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) duck (b) net (c) guava (d) igloo
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a jug; the jug sits on a ball; the ball jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) candle (b) jalebi (c) ball (d) jug
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an umpire; the umpire jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) umpire (b) mirror (c) ice cream (d) whistle
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a tent; the tent falls into a rose; the rose jumps over a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) tent (c) rose (d) nest
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a sock; the sock sits on a rope; the rope rolls into a glass; the glass jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) shoe (c) sock (d) jeep
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a drum; the drum chases a rose; the rose sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a van. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) radio (d) rose
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a lamp; the lamp falls into a vase; the vase sings to a coconut; the coconut sits on an ant. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) ant (b) radio (c) lamp (d) vase
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into an apple; the apple sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) spoon (c) orange (d) apple
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a vase; the vase rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into a net; the net sits on a ball. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) net (b) ball (c) rope (d) vase
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a nest; the nest sings to a key; the key bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a needle. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) tiger (b) jalebi (c) key (d) nest

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