Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 298 · 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) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a monkey; the monkey tickles a kite; the kite jumps over a nest; the nest sings to a bucket. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) watch (b) monkey (c) kite (d) nest
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) pillow (b) drum (c) monkey (d) lamp
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a jug; the jug pulls a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) cat (d) tiger
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a mirror; the mirror tickles a needle; the needle pulls a cat; the cat crashes into a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) needle (c) ball (d) cat
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a violin; the violin bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls an orange; the orange jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) whistle (b) pillow (c) orange (d) violin
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a duck; the duck sits on a kite; the kite tickles a nest; the nest crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) spoon (b) kite (c) nest (d) duck
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an owl; the owl falls into a flute; the flute sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) owl (b) ball (c) tiger (d) drum
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into an owl; the owl bounces onto an umpire; the umpire jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) owl
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a kite; the kite sings to a watch; the watch crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) watch (d) spoon
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a wallet; the wallet sits on a spoon; the spoon tickles a whistle; the whistle pulls a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) whistle (c) guava (d) wallet
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a kettle; the kettle falls into a banana; the banana jumps over a key; the key crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) key (b) banana (c) candle (d) anchor
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a tent; the tent crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls a sock. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) sock (b) inkpot (c) rope (d) tent
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases a rope; the rope tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) banana (c) ladder (d) rope
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a jeep; the jeep tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) cat (b) urn (c) ball (d) kite
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a candle; the candle sings to a tomato; the tomato crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) doll (b) candle (c) whistle (d) apple
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a needle; the needle jumps over a net; the net tickles a watch; the watch rolls into a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) needle (c) watch (d) net
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into an owl; the owl jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) umbrella (b) kite (c) owl (d) flute
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a wallet; the wallet tickles a lamp; the lamp falls into a guava; the guava jumps over an urn. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) urn (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) wallet
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a net; the net sits on a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an urn; the urn chases an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) urn (c) pencil (d) bucket
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a frog; the frog bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into an owl; the owl tickles a kite. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) banana (c) tomato (d) kite
33. 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a net; the net sings to a lemon; the lemon sits on a tiger; the tiger jumps over a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) tiger (c) nest (d) net
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a jeep; the jeep rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) jalebi (b) flute (c) jeep (d) cat
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a tent; the tent chases a sock; the sock rolls into a frog; the frog sings to an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) frog (c) ant (d) sock
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a net; the net rolls into a rose; the rose jumps over an umpire; the umpire chases a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) doll (c) umpire (d) net

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