Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 207 · 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 pencil rolls into a drum; the drum falls into a kite; the kite pulls an igloo; the igloo chases a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) drum (c) igloo (d) kite
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over an orange; the orange chases a key. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) rope (c) ladder (d) key
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to an ant; the ant chases a net; the net pulls an onion; the onion falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) ant (b) onion (c) net (d) mirror
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a candle; the candle chases an orange; the orange sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) inkpot (c) ice cream (d) orange
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a rose; the rose falls into a banana; the banana chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) nest (c) rose (d) owl
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a net; the net crashes into a kite; the kite falls into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) net (c) pillow (d) needle
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a tent; the tent jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) ladder (b) mango (c) guava (d) flute
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) spoon (b) pencil (c) inkpot (d) mirror
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a kite; the kite pulls a violin; the violin rolls into an onion; the onion crashes into a wallet. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) kite (c) onion (d) violin
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases an igloo; the igloo rolls into an apple; the apple tickles a goat; the goat falls into a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) ladder (c) apple (d) monkey
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases a candle; the candle jumps over an owl; the owl sings to a violin; the violin bounces onto a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) candle (b) vase (c) violin (d) umbrella
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a jeep; the jeep sits on a doll; the doll falls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) jalebi (b) jug (c) apple (d) jeep
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a pillow; the pillow rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a sock; the sock sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) jeep (c) sock (d) apple
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a rose; the rose chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) wallet (b) pencil (c) rose (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into an onion; the onion pulls an ant; the ant jumps over an umpire; the umpire tickles a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) onion (c) cat (d) umpire
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a mirror; the mirror falls into a cat; the cat rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) shoe (b) fan (c) nest (d) cat
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a frog; the frog chases an ant; the ant rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) ant (c) fan (d) radio
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a jeep; the jeep sits on an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) guava (b) radio (c) jeep (d) needle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a glass; the glass tickles a doll; the doll crashes into a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) anchor (c) glass (d) lamp
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into an anchor; the anchor sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a violin; the violin chases an orange. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) frog (b) violin (c) anchor (d) orange
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a glass; the glass jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a jug; the jug falls into a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) watch (c) drum (d) mirror
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto an ant; the ant tickles a banana; the banana pulls a mango; the mango chases a rose. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) ant (b) rose (c) banana (d) kettle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a kite; the kite pulls a tiger; the tiger tickles a lamp; the lamp rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) lamp (b) kite (c) jug (d) tiger
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story

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