Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 317 · 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 jug falls into an ant; the ant pulls a parrot; the parrot crashes into a tomato; the tomato sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) ant (b) jug (c) parrot (d) tomato
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a whistle; the whistle tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) jeep (b) monkey (c) goat (d) umpire
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into a pencil; the pencil tickles a whistle; the whistle jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) monkey (b) igloo (c) pencil (d) ant
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a duck; the duck falls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) jalebi (c) needle (d) duck
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into an ant; the ant jumps over an umpire; the umpire pulls a net; the net bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) umpire (c) kite (d) ant
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a sock; the sock sings to a mirror; the mirror pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) sock (c) spoon (d) shoe
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a drum; the drum rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) rose (c) urn (d) tomato
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 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
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 mango rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) mango (c) pillow (d) sock
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to an umpire; the umpire rolls into a duck; the duck pulls a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) cat (c) duck (d) banana
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a sock; the sock pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) key (c) whistle (d) duck
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a doll; the doll sings to a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) doll (c) wallet (d) inkpot
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a nest; the nest rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) umpire (c) nest (d) drum
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a ladder; the ladder chases a lemon; the lemon tickles a violin; the violin jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) anchor (b) ladder (c) inkpot (d) violin
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over an urn; the urn rolls into a glass; the glass falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) glass (c) fan (d) urn
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
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 wallet crashes into a goat; the goat sings to a flute; the flute bounces onto a parrot; the parrot rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) vase (b) wallet (c) parrot (d) flute
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a duck; the duck tickles an apple; the apple pulls a key; the key rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the key? (a) urn (b) apple (c) duck (d) kettle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over a tomato; the tomato sits on a whistle; the whistle tickles a violin. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) apple (b) net (c) violin (d) whistle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a fan; the fan sits on a whistle. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) goat (b) fan (c) sock (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a kite; the kite tickles a vase; the vase rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) jalebi (b) umbrella (c) spoon (d) kite
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a mirror; the mirror falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) ice cream (c) tiger (d) mirror
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a monkey; the monkey falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a lemon; the lemon crashes into an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) owl (c) lemon (d) sock
40. 40.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither

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