Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 481 · 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 glass falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles a van; the van pulls an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) van (c) tiger (d) wallet
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to an onion; the onion tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) fan (b) tomato (c) parrot (d) onion
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a van; the van falls into a pencil; the pencil chases a watch; the watch bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) van (d) pillow
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a goat; the goat sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sits on a key. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) goat (b) pillow (c) sock (d) key
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a van; the van tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a banana; the banana rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the van? (a) ant (b) sock (c) van (d) urn
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a van; the van jumps over a key; the key falls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the key? (a) coconut (b) candle (c) van (d) apple
17. 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a radio; the radio sings to a lemon; the lemon jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) kite (b) radio (c) doll (d) lemon
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a doll; the doll sits on a violin; the violin falls into a tent; the tent pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) jalebi (b) doll (c) vase (d) violin
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a banana; the banana tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) kettle (c) doll (d) banana
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a whistle; the whistle falls into an urn; the urn sings to a rose; the rose tickles an onion. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) urn (b) onion (c) rose (d) coconut
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a tiger; the tiger chases a vase; the vase crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lemon (b) rose (c) bucket (d) tiger
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
27. 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a sock; the sock tickles a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a shoe. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) violin (c) shoe (d) glass
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a glass; the glass tickles a coconut; the coconut chases a mango; the mango sits on a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) banana (c) coconut (d) glass
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a key; the key falls into a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) parrot (c) key (d) apple
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a van; the van tickles an ant; the ant bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the van? (a) wallet (b) inkpot (c) ant (d) spoon
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a monkey; the monkey jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a net; the net chases a key. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) watch (c) monkey (d) key
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a rose; the rose pulls a nest; the nest falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) rose (b) jeep (c) bucket (d) nest
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a bucket; the bucket falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) bucket (c) ladder (d) anchor
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a goat; the goat sings to a key; the key chases an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an apple. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) goat (b) whistle (c) key (d) apple
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a watch; the watch pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) drum (b) watch (c) needle (d) urn
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a net; the net jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) mirror (c) tiger (d) onion
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a kettle; the kettle falls into a sock; the sock jumps over a jug; the jug sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) jug (c) kettle (d) sock

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