Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 386 · 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 jumps over a cat; the cat bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases a coconut; the coconut sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) cat (b) coconut (c) wallet (d) inkpot
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
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 mirror rolls into a fan; the fan sits on a cat; the cat bounces onto a lemon; the lemon crashes into a guava. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) fan (b) mirror (c) guava (d) lemon
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into an ant; the ant chases a duck; the duck rolls into a needle; the needle pulls a pencil. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) ant (b) banana (c) duck (d) pencil
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) candle (c) guava (d) frog
9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a ladder; the ladder tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) ladder (b) vase (c) umbrella (d) nest
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a mango; the mango sings to an ant; the ant jumps over a van. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) goat (c) ant (d) mango
12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a van; the van falls into a vase; the vase sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) bucket (b) inkpot (c) vase (d) van
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a coconut; the coconut pulls a needle; the needle rolls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) tiger (b) coconut (c) monkey (d) needle
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a fan; the fan pulls a mirror; the mirror rolls into a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) fan (b) violin (c) vase (d) mirror
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a tent; the tent sits on an ice cream; the ice cream chases a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) tent (c) ice cream (d) violin
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a watch; the watch tickles a doll; the doll chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) watch (b) doll (c) jug (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a rose; the rose chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) rose (c) whistle (d) apple
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a net; the net jumps over a rope; the rope chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) tent (c) whistle (d) net
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles an owl; the owl pulls a tent; the tent jumps over an urn. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) urn (c) owl (d) violin
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a banana; the banana sings to a glass. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) banana (b) goat (c) lamp (d) onion
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: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over an urn; the urn pulls a glass; the glass falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) spoon (b) glass (c) onion (d) fan
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a candle; the candle sits on a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) urn (c) apple (d) shoe
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a nest; the nest chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into an apple; the apple pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) fan (b) monkey (c) nest (d) ant
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a jeep; the jeep falls into a violin; the violin sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto a frog. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) frog (b) jug (c) violin (d) jeep
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a monkey; the monkey sits on a ladder; the ladder rolls into a wallet; the wallet chases a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) banana (c) umpire (d) wallet

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