Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 33 · 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 radio rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a duck; the duck jumps over a glass; the glass falls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) whistle (b) radio (c) duck (d) glass
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
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 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
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 link story: a giant vase sits on a ball; the ball crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a violin; the violin bounces onto an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) igloo (c) vase (d) violin
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a doll; the doll sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) doll (c) ladder (d) duck
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over an onion; the onion falls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a jug; the jug pulls a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) duck (c) umbrella (d) onion
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a mirror; the mirror crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) mirror (c) pencil (d) bucket
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a nest; the nest sits on a tiger; the tiger pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) guava (b) apple (c) nest (d) mirror
16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a bucket; the bucket chases a monkey; the monkey falls into a violin. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) bucket (b) parrot (c) violin (d) ball
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a cat; the cat jumps over a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) apple (b) drum (c) tiger (d) radio
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a parrot; the parrot chases a jeep. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) bucket (b) parrot (c) banana (d) jeep
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a cat; the cat pulls a shoe; the shoe sings to a frog; the frog jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) ball (b) whistle (c) cat (d) shoe
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a rope; the rope tickles a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) umpire (c) parrot (d) rope
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a needle; the needle jumps over an umpire; the umpire chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) pillow (b) anchor (c) needle (d) umbrella
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a nest. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) ladder (b) ball (c) pillow (d) cat
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a glass; the glass falls into a needle; the needle rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) banana (d) needle
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a tent; the tent crashes into an ant; the ant sits on an apple; the apple tickles a kite. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) ant (c) ice cream (d) tent
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a nest; the nest tickles an orange; the orange crashes into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a mango. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) mango (c) nest (d) parrot
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a fan; the fan sits on a banana; the banana tickles a violin; the violin chases an ant. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) ant (b) duck (c) banana (d) fan
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a lemon; the lemon sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) umbrella (b) ball (c) doll (d) inkpot
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a jug; the jug rolls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a goat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) shoe (c) cat (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a glass; the glass chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into an urn. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) monkey (b) frog (c) duck (d) glass
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a flute; the flute pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) whistle (c) flute (d) jug
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a glass; the glass sits on a mirror; the mirror chases a bucket; the bucket pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) inkpot (b) glass (c) mirror (d) bucket
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) apple (c) coconut (d) glass

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