Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 294 · 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 nest sings to an owl; the owl sits on a watch; the watch tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) nest (b) owl (c) watch (d) bucket
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) vase (c) mirror (d) igloo
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a ball; the ball bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a key; the key sits on a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) spoon (d) monkey
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a key; the key rolls into a violin; the violin falls into a rope; the rope jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) violin (b) rope (c) watch (d) key
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a violin; the violin pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) jug (c) violin (d) tiger
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a pencil; the pencil jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) ice cream (b) mango (c) monkey (d) pencil
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a lamp; the lamp crashes into a violin; the violin falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) goat (b) duck (c) bucket (d) violin
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a tiger; the tiger tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) umpire (c) doll (d) tiger
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a tiger; the tiger sits on a pencil; the pencil tickles a spoon; the spoon pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) tiger (b) pencil (c) spoon (d) frog
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a banana; the banana bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) banana (c) whistle (d) cat
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls a tiger; the tiger tickles a mango. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) mango (b) fan (c) sock (d) tiger
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a glass; the glass chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) shoe (b) jeep (c) needle (d) inkpot
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a radio; the radio sits on a nest; the nest tickles a kite; the kite bounces onto a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) nest (c) kite (d) radio
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.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases an urn; the urn sings to a parrot; the parrot rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) frog (c) parrot (d) doll
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an igloo; the igloo sits on an owl; the owl jumps over a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) guava (b) jalebi (c) owl (d) igloo
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a pencil; the pencil tickles a mango; the mango chases a jeep; the jeep pulls a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) jeep (d) inkpot
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a monkey; the monkey rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) jalebi (c) monkey (d) apple
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a van; the van sings to an apple; the apple sits on a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) van (c) watch (d) needle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a bucket; the bucket chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over a jug; the jug rolls into an owl. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) key (c) owl (d) anchor
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over a glass; the glass falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) whistle (b) banana (c) cat (d) glass
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a watch; the watch chases a drum; the drum tickles a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) orange (c) wallet (d) vase
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a radio; the radio sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls a duck; the duck bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) duck (c) cat (d) candle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a key; the key rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) radio (b) doll (c) vase (d) ice cream

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