Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 443 · 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 jug falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a drum; the drum crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) candle (b) drum (c) whistle (d) bucket
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a van; the van crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a glass; the glass falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the van? (a) glass (b) guava (c) van (d) ant
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a needle; the needle sits on a violin; the violin pulls a ladder; the ladder rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) tomato (b) needle (c) violin (d) coconut
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a fan; the fan pulls a banana; the banana chases a pencil; the pencil sings to a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) pencil (c) banana (d) fan
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a goat; the goat sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) coconut (b) goat (c) doll (d) fan
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls a parrot; the parrot tickles a spoon; the spoon sits on an urn. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) anchor (b) parrot (c) duck (d) spoon
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a doll; the doll jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles an ice cream; the ice cream chases a cat. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) ice cream (b) drum (c) igloo (d) doll
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a vase; the vase chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) whistle (b) flute (c) coconut (d) vase
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) doll (b) ball (c) umpire (d) kettle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a ladder; the ladder tickles an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) bucket (c) ladder (d) parrot
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into an urn; the urn rolls into a sock; the sock sits on an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) urn (d) duck
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a drum; the drum bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) duck (b) banana (c) drum (d) lemon
26. 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a parrot. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) fan (b) mango (c) pencil (d) parrot
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a cat; the cat sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) orange (d) flute
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into a nest. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) flute (b) drum (c) nest (d) bucket
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a fan; the fan sits on a parrot; the parrot chases a jug; the jug falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) radio (b) jug (c) parrot (d) apple
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a tomato; the tomato falls into a ladder; the ladder pulls an owl; the owl bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) mango (c) tomato (d) coconut
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a van; the van rolls into a rose; the rose chases a goat. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) wallet (b) rose (c) van (d) goat
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a pencil; the pencil sings to a duck; the duck pulls a goat; the goat tickles a net. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) net (b) duck (c) pencil (d) owl
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an urn; the urn crashes into a rope; the rope chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) ice cream (b) urn (c) goat (d) rope
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a radio; the radio chases an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) owl (c) pillow (d) spoon

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