Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 483 · 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 bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a cat; the cat tickles an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) cat (c) candle (d) umbrella
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a whistle; the whistle crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls a candle; the candle jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) igloo (b) candle (c) whistle (d) onion
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a van; the van rolls into a kettle; the kettle falls into a kite; the kite sits on a goat. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kettle (b) goat (c) pencil (d) van
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi chases a tent; the tent sits on a ladder; the ladder sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) apple (b) tomato (c) jalebi (d) tent
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
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: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a frog; the frog bounces onto a fan; the fan rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) goat (b) frog (c) lamp (d) coconut
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a doll; the doll falls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a violin; the violin rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) flute (b) whistle (c) violin (d) parrot
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a kettle; the kettle pulls a mango. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) whistle (b) kettle (c) mango (d) monkey
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases a net; the net pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) candle (d) net
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a key; the key sings to an onion; the onion falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) key (b) parrot (c) ice cream (d) frog
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a vase; the vase chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a goat; the goat bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) vase (b) tent (c) coconut (d) bucket
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a van; the van rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over a jeep; the jeep chases an umbrella. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) pencil (b) jeep (c) doll (d) van
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a lemon; the lemon falls into an owl; the owl pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) bucket (b) lemon (c) owl (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a banana; the banana jumps over a ball; the ball bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) kettle (b) ant (c) umbrella (d) ball
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a kite; the kite sits on an owl; the owl jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) rope (c) spoon (d) kite
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a kettle; the kettle rolls into an orange; the orange tickles a guava; the guava falls into a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) guava (c) spoon (d) duck
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over an orange; the orange tickles a sock; the sock crashes into a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) coconut (c) inkpot (d) doll
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a watch; the watch jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a parrot. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) parrot (b) bucket (c) frog (d) watch
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a wallet; the wallet crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) doll (b) inkpot (c) frog (d) wallet
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a lemon; the lemon jumps over a glass; the glass pulls a shoe; the shoe chases an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) lemon (c) umpire (d) shoe
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an anchor; the anchor chases a net; the net sings to a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) net (c) rope (d) jalebi
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto an apple; the apple chases a flute; the flute rolls into a net; the net sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) apple (b) coconut (c) net (d) jug
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a tent; the tent tickles an urn; the urn sits on a whistle; the whistle pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) urn (b) tent (c) whistle (d) inkpot

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