Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 31 · 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 whistle falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a tent; the tent jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) ladder (c) whistle (d) tent
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into a duck; the duck sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) jug (c) net (d) ant
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a pencil; the pencil jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right after the key? (a) pencil (b) ladder (c) key (d) bucket
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a nest; the nest jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls a monkey; the monkey tickles a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) ladder (d) cat
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
12. 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a nest; the nest bounces onto a wallet; the wallet crashes into a monkey; the monkey pulls a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) inkpot (b) nest (c) lamp (d) monkey
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
15. 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a mango; the mango falls into a drum; the drum sits on a bucket; the bucket jumps over a cat. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) cat (b) parrot (c) mango (d) drum
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a key; the key tickles an orange; the orange falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) orange (c) kettle (d) key
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a rose; the rose sits on a bucket; the bucket pulls a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) violin (b) rose (c) bucket (d) glass
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a watch; the watch tickles a cat; the cat pulls a needle; the needle sits on an anchor. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) ice cream (b) anchor (c) needle (d) cat
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a van; the van sings to a doll; the doll tickles a ball; the ball crashes into a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) doll (c) van (d) shoe
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a rope; the rope rolls into a kite; the kite pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) rope (b) jeep (c) urn (d) jug
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a doll; the doll crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a banana. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) banana (b) shoe (c) lemon (d) anchor
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a glass; the glass jumps over a parrot; the parrot rolls into a doll. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) parrot (d) doll
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a wallet; the wallet chases a tent; the tent rolls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) wallet (b) tent (c) glass (d) lamp
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a goat; the goat pulls a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to a sock. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) ball (c) sock (d) goat
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to an orange; the orange jumps over a rope; the rope falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) whistle (b) rope (c) anchor (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a tiger; the tiger crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a ball; the ball bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) spoon (b) tiger (c) ball (d) coconut
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a duck; the duck sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a doll; the doll sings to a bucket. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) doll (b) duck (c) guava (d) bucket
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a drum; the drum jumps over a frog; the frog tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into a net. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) parrot (b) umpire (c) net (d) drum
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to an orange; the orange pulls a spoon; the spoon crashes into a jeep; the jeep sits on an onion. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) fan (c) orange (d) onion
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a goat; the goat sings to a flute; the flute jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a van. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) flute (c) igloo (d) goat
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a fan; the fan sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an apple; the apple chases a nest. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) umpire (b) ice cream (c) fan (d) apple

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