Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 232 · 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 jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a radio. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) tiger (b) ball (c) rope (d) radio
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a nest. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) nest (b) pencil (c) igloo (d) monkey
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a banana; the banana falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a net; the net jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) glass (b) net (c) banana (d) onion
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a flute; the flute pulls a duck; the duck sits on a pencil; the pencil sings to a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) pencil (c) ball (d) flute
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a candle; the candle jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases a kite; the kite sits on a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) candle (c) orange (d) kite
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) coconut (b) frog (c) fan (d) candle
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a mirror; the mirror rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) inkpot (d) pencil
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) tiger (c) jalebi (d) net
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a pencil; the pencil sings to a van; the van rolls into a pillow; the pillow falls into an owl. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) owl (b) van (c) pillow (d) pencil
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a rose; the rose rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an owl; the owl falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) watch (b) rose (c) owl (d) jeep
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a parrot; the parrot crashes into a kettle; the kettle sits on an anchor; the anchor rolls into a cat. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) anchor (b) kettle (c) kite (d) parrot
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a kettle; the kettle jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) guava (b) cat (c) rose (d) tiger
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a flute; the flute chases an apple; the apple sits on a goat; the goat jumps over a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) goat (c) flute (d) vase
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto an umpire; the umpire jumps over a pillow; the pillow rolls into a jug; the jug falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) umpire (b) jug (c) pillow (d) coconut
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a radio; the radio falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a lemon; the lemon rolls into a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) lamp (c) lemon (d) radio
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a key; the key pulls a drum; the drum falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) key (b) drum (c) coconut (d) wallet
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over an orange; the orange falls into a guava; the guava rolls into a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) drum (c) orange (d) ant
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a ladder; the ladder sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) mirror (b) ladder (c) guava (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a mango; the mango sits on a doll; the doll crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) orange (b) goat (c) drum (d) mango
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a kettle; the kettle tickles a fan; the fan crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) kettle (b) bucket (c) fan (d) mirror
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sings to a van; the van pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) wallet (b) tomato (c) jeep (d) coconut
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a shoe; the shoe falls into a ball; the ball bounces onto a mango; the mango rolls into a jug. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) ball (b) parrot (c) jug (d) shoe
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a tiger; the tiger rolls into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) tiger
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) radio (c) lemon (d) whistle

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