Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 42 · 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 cat crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto a kettle; the kettle falls into a vase. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) kettle (b) nest (c) cat (d) spoon
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a key; the key tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) mango (c) ice cream (d) key
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a mango; the mango jumps over an anchor; the anchor rolls into an ant; the ant chases a bucket. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) needle (c) bucket (d) ant
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a radio; the radio sits on a duck; the duck falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) jalebi (b) tiger (c) radio (d) glass
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls an orange; the orange tickles a van; the van jumps over a wallet; the wallet falls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) van (b) orange (c) umbrella (d) pillow
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into a watch; the watch falls into an onion; the onion sits on a mango. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) watch (b) onion (c) parrot (d) mango
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto a key; the key sits on a flute; the flute sings to a radio. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) key (b) sock (c) flute (d) drum
17. 17.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a monkey; the monkey chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a vase. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) ice cream (c) vase (d) ladder
20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a tiger; the tiger sits on a jug; the jug rolls into a ball; the ball chases a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) lamp (d) jug
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a sock; the sock crashes into a mango; the mango falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) sock (b) flute (c) inkpot (d) ladder
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a drum; the drum sits on an ant; the ant bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) candle (b) owl (c) drum (d) ant
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a van; the van bounces onto a flute; the flute chases a coconut; the coconut falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) flute (b) van (c) nest (d) spoon
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sings to a needle; the needle tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) coconut (b) wallet (c) sock (d) needle
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a frog; the frog chases a watch; the watch bounces onto an anchor; the anchor rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) ice cream (b) watch (c) frog (d) monkey
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an onion; the onion chases an igloo; the igloo falls into a jug; the jug pulls a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) van (c) watch (d) jug
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a flute; the flute sings to a kettle; the kettle jumps over a nest; the nest bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) kettle (b) cat (c) nest (d) umpire
31. 31.🔗 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
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an ant; the ant chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) pillow (c) jalebi (d) ant
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a spoon; the spoon pulls a kettle; the kettle jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) igloo (c) kettle (d) spoon
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a doll; the doll chases an apple; the apple pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) rose (c) orange (d) guava
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a duck; the duck crashes into a radio; the radio sings to a ball; the ball pulls a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) ball (c) duck (d) watch
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a goat; the goat chases a spoon; the spoon rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) spoon (b) wallet (c) candle (d) goat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into an onion; the onion sings to a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) coconut (c) pillow (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a glass; the glass pulls an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a wallet; the wallet jumps over a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) glass (c) rose (d) wallet

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