Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 235 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a rope; the rope falls into an urn; the urn rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jug (b) rope (c) bucket (d) tiger
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a net; the net sings to a lemon; the lemon chases a bucket; the bucket pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) coconut (b) inkpot (c) lemon (d) net
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls an ice cream; the ice cream chases a radio; the radio jumps over a jug; the jug falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ice cream (b) ant (c) vase (d) jug
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a sock; the sock chases an owl; the owl rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) owl (b) sock (c) guava (d) kite
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a goat; the goat tickles an igloo; the igloo chases an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) goat (b) umpire (c) sock (d) ice cream
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.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) umbrella (c) kettle (d) duck
18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a ball; the ball chases a vase; the vase jumps over a mango; the mango tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) umpire (b) doll (c) mango (d) vase
20. 20.🔗 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
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 mirror chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a fan; the fan sits on a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) vase (c) umpire (d) flute
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a nest; the nest pulls a tent. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) umbrella (c) nest (d) kettle
24. 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an umpire; the umpire pulls a nest; the nest falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) igloo (b) watch (c) nest (d) jeep
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto an igloo; the igloo rolls into a candle; the candle sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) nest (b) igloo (c) candle (d) ice cream
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a pillow; the pillow crashes into a drum; the drum falls into a ball; the ball tickles a duck. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) pillow (c) duck (d) drum
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a rope; the rope tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) cat (c) igloo (d) lamp
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a kite; the kite falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a fan; the fan bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) net (b) drum (c) umbrella (d) kite
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a rope; the rope crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a mirror. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) tiger (b) anchor (c) rope (d) inkpot
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto an owl; the owl crashes into a rose. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) rose (b) owl (c) needle (d) net
33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles an anchor; the anchor pulls a banana; the banana crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) anchor (c) watch (d) shoe
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a nest; the nest pulls a guava; the guava jumps over a frog; the frog tickles a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) bucket (c) van (d) guava
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a kettle; the kettle falls into a nest; the nest jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) nest (b) glass (c) monkey (d) kettle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a doll; the doll pulls an urn; the urn jumps over a shoe; the shoe rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) shoe (b) kettle (c) doll (d) urn
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a shoe. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) tomato (c) ladder (d) shoe
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) spoon (b) umpire (c) owl (d) igloo

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