Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 371 · 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) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a coconut; the coconut falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) bucket (c) umbrella (d) apple
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a goat; the goat pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to a lamp; the lamp sits on a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) flute (c) duck (d) lamp
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls an owl; the owl falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into an onion; the onion bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) orange (b) owl (c) pillow (d) ice cream
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) goat (c) apple (d) igloo
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a violin; the violin sits on a banana; the banana crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) spoon (c) frog (d) banana
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a violin; the violin jumps over a tiger; the tiger crashes into a pillow; the pillow sings to a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) violin (b) kite (c) pillow (d) shoe
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a mirror; the mirror sings to a spoon; the spoon chases a whistle. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) whistle (c) mirror (d) van
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into a ball; the ball chases an anchor; the anchor pulls a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) anchor (c) cat (d) ball
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a tomato; the tomato sings to a ladder; the ladder chases an igloo; the igloo sits on a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) ladder (c) tomato (d) onion
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a fan; the fan rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) frog (b) guava (c) fan (d) sock
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a wallet; the wallet crashes into a sock; the sock chases a violin; the violin sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) ice cream (c) wallet (d) sock
26. 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a pillow; the pillow tickles a bucket; the bucket sits on a doll; the doll chases an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) doll (b) anchor (c) pillow (d) flute
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on an igloo; the igloo jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into a pillow; the pillow sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) doll (b) igloo (c) umpire (d) onion
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) kettle (c) igloo (d) watch
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a glass; the glass sings to a duck; the duck tickles a lamp; the lamp jumps over a jug. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) glass (b) jug (c) anchor (d) lamp
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a mango; the mango chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a van; the van sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) mango (b) whistle (c) apple (d) van
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on an orange; the orange jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) cat (b) pillow (c) inkpot (d) wallet
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) umpire (c) net (d) pillow
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a flute; the flute rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a ladder; the ladder sings to a candle. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) whistle (b) parrot (c) ladder (d) flute
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into an umpire; the umpire pulls a goat; the goat rolls into an anchor; the anchor chases a parrot. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) anchor (b) umpire (c) parrot (d) goat
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a doll; the doll tickles an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a duck. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ice cream (b) ant (c) umbrella (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a candle; the candle jumps over a tent; the tent pulls a whistle. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) candle (b) cat (c) tent (d) goat
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a shoe; the shoe crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) radio (c) shoe (d) bucket

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