Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 326 · 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 ice cream sings to a tiger; the tiger jumps over a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a key. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) tiger (c) ice cream (d) jug
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a glass; the glass chases a guava; the guava crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) glass (c) guava (d) jeep
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a cat; the cat bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over a ball; the ball sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) cat (b) spoon (c) ball (d) ladder
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a lamp; the lamp tickles a banana; the banana pulls a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a needle. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) umbrella (b) jalebi (c) lamp (d) banana
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a pencil; the pencil pulls a goat; the goat crashes into a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) goat (b) pencil (c) tiger (d) van
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles an umpire; the umpire pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a jug; the jug chases an orange. Which item comes right after the van? (a) bucket (b) jug (c) van (d) umpire
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a van; the van bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) spoon (b) umpire (c) van (d) apple
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a guava; the guava tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a flute; the flute crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) flute (c) parrot (d) pencil
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls a guava; the guava crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) ant (c) umbrella (d) ladder
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a jug; the jug bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) jug (c) ant (d) doll
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to an umbrella; the umbrella chases a ball; the ball tickles a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) lemon (c) ball (d) umbrella
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) banana (c) urn (d) igloo
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on a net; the net sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) watch (c) net (d) flute
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a watch; the watch crashes into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls a rose. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) rose (b) shoe (c) watch (d) wallet
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a key; the key chases an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the key? (a) pillow (b) umbrella (c) onion (d) glass
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) orange (b) glass (c) bucket (d) kettle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into an orange; the orange sings to a doll; the doll falls into a flute; the flute jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) orange (c) flute (d) umbrella
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles an anchor; the anchor crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a radio; the radio sings to a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) radio (c) anchor (d) sock
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles an igloo; the igloo sings to an umpire; the umpire jumps over a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) frog (c) kettle (d) tiger
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a violin; the violin pulls a lemon; the lemon chases a bucket; the bucket rolls into a van. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) lemon (b) parrot (c) bucket (d) violin
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a glass; the glass falls into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) jeep (b) coconut (c) anchor (d) glass
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a jug; the jug tickles a watch; the watch jumps over a tomato; the tomato crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) cat (b) jug (c) owl (d) watch

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