Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 239 · 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 watch falls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over a radio; the radio tickles an owl. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) watch (b) owl (c) whistle (d) radio
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a key; the key crashes into an apple; the apple tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) igloo (b) whistle (c) lemon (d) key
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on an igloo; the igloo jumps over a needle; the needle rolls into a ladder; the ladder pulls an orange. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) ladder (b) lemon (c) igloo (d) needle
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a parrot; the parrot rolls into a bucket; the bucket chases a tomato; the tomato crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) umbrella (c) ladder (d) bucket
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a key; the key chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) igloo (c) key (d) inkpot
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a cat; the cat sits on a kite; the kite chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) cat (c) lemon (d) banana
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a sock; the sock chases a vase; the vase rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) cat (c) sock (d) tomato
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a watch; the watch sits on a shoe; the shoe sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a key. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) key (b) shoe (c) ladder (d) kettle
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a drum; the drum bounces onto an urn; the urn pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) drum (d) goat
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a tomato; the tomato sings to a lemon; the lemon rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) kettle (b) tomato (c) frog (d) lemon
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over an onion; the onion falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a goat. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) onion (b) mango (c) jug (d) goat
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into a kite; the kite tickles a van. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) van (b) inkpot (c) spoon (d) sock
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls an apple; the apple tickles a rope; the rope jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) rope (b) rose (c) mirror (d) pencil
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a duck; the duck jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto an onion; the onion sits on a lamp. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) frog (b) duck (c) lamp (d) onion
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a duck; the duck crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a drum; the drum jumps over a needle. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) tiger (b) needle (c) duck (d) glass
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a fan; the fan sings to a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) jalebi (c) goat (d) coconut
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a nest; the nest sits on a spoon; the spoon crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) nest (b) spoon (c) ice cream (d) mango
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles a rope; the rope rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a fan. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) fan (b) lamp (c) drum (d) rope
34. 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a wallet; the wallet rolls into a lamp; the lamp sings to an ant; the ant sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) lamp (b) wallet (c) apple (d) coconut
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a ladder; the ladder pulls an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a coconut. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) rope (b) ladder (c) doll (d) ice cream
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a tent; the tent sits on a radio; the radio sings to a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) mango (c) ice cream (d) radio
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 radio crashes into an umpire; the umpire chases a spoon; the spoon falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) radio (c) spoon (d) drum
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a van; the van sings to a key; the key chases a fan; the fan pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) key (b) inkpot (c) fan (d) candle

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