Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 304 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a watch; the watch falls into a fan; the fan tickles a needle; the needle bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) fan (b) needle (c) flute (d) watch
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a key; the key sings to a pencil; the pencil crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) key (c) tiger (d) jeep
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a parrot; the parrot crashes into a flute; the flute tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) coconut (b) bucket (c) parrot (d) flute
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a flute; the flute pulls a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) umpire (b) wallet (c) tiger (d) flute
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a duck; the duck sings to a parrot; the parrot crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) parrot (b) duck (c) pillow (d) rope
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over a net; the net chases an owl; the owl sits on an onion; the onion tickles an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) onion (c) owl (d) radio
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a flute; the flute jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a monkey; the monkey sings to a glass. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) glass (b) monkey (c) flute (d) bucket
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
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 orange jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases an ant; the ant sits on a pillow; the pillow tickles a lemon. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) lemon (c) ant (d) orange
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a candle; the candle sings to an ant; the ant jumps over a ladder; the ladder sits on a tiger. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) candle (b) ant (c) tiger (d) ladder
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a van; the van jumps over a rose; the rose bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sings to a sock. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) rose (b) van (c) ladder (d) sock
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a pillow; the pillow tickles a guava; the guava falls into an ant; the ant sings to a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) guava (c) key (d) ant
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) doll (c) radio (d) jalebi
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a rose; the rose crashes into a cat; the cat rolls into a sock; the sock chases a net. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) cat (c) jalebi (d) net
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a violin; the violin rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a jeep; the jeep jumps over a goat. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) jeep (b) igloo (c) goat (d) inkpot
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles an orange; the orange rolls into a drum; the drum bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a candle. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) drum (b) orange (c) candle (d) bucket
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a needle; the needle jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a parrot. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) parrot (b) needle (c) doll (d) van
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a bucket; the bucket falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) bucket (c) candle (d) mirror
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a duck; the duck sings to a van; the van chases a goat; the goat bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) van (b) kite (c) goat (d) radio
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a watch; the watch bounces onto a key; the key falls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the key? (a) whistle (b) key (c) lamp (d) watch
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a jug; the jug pulls a kettle; the kettle chases a guava; the guava crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) onion (b) kettle (c) jug (d) urn
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) sock (c) mirror (d) bucket
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on a radio; the radio crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) radio (c) bucket (d) duck
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls a spoon; the spoon crashes into a tent; the tent tickles a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) lamp (b) spoon (c) tent (d) guava
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a sock; the sock rolls into a guava; the guava sits on a rose; the rose tickles a parrot. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) parrot (b) violin (c) guava (d) rose
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a vase; the vase jumps over a fan; the fan falls into a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) umpire (c) vase (d) fan
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story

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