Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 485 · 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 anchor tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an orange; the orange sits on a drum; the drum falls into an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) pencil (c) anchor (d) drum
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a flute; the flute tickles an onion. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) onion (b) rope (c) van (d) flute
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a net; the net pulls an ant; the ant jumps over a flute; the flute tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) igloo (b) pillow (c) flute (d) net
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a goat; the goat sits on a sock; the sock chases a van. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) cat (c) van (d) pillow
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a fan; the fan pulls a rose; the rose chases a vase; the vase crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) vase (b) fan (c) inkpot (d) flute
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a watch; the watch sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto a nest; the nest tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) lemon (b) fan (c) nest (d) radio
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a vase; the vase sings to a candle; the candle pulls an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) ice cream (b) wallet (c) apple (d) candle
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over an igloo; the igloo rolls into a mirror; the mirror sings to an ant. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) guava (b) radio (c) igloo (d) mirror
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a cat; the cat crashes into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a bucket; the bucket falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) cat (b) watch (c) mango (d) pillow
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a jeep; the jeep tickles a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) jeep (b) radio (c) jalebi (d) ball
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on an onion; the onion crashes into a tomato; the tomato tickles a key; the key jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) onion (b) key (c) tomato (d) umbrella
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a lemon; the lemon pulls a candle; the candle jumps over a watch; the watch tickles a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) fan (c) lemon (d) candle
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a kettle; the kettle chases an onion; the onion jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) kettle (b) fan (c) onion (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a guava; the guava chases a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) guava (c) apple (d) inkpot
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a kettle; the kettle sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) parrot (c) doll (d) nest
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases an igloo; the igloo sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) umpire (b) kettle (c) apple (d) igloo
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a nest; the nest rolls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a jug; the jug crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) drum (c) ladder (d) ice cream
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over a pencil; the pencil pulls an apple; the apple rolls into a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) nest (c) radio (d) apple
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a duck; the duck sings to a glass; the glass crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) duck (b) ant (c) glass (d) ladder
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a jeep; the jeep rolls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a pillow. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) lemon (c) pencil (d) pillow
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a van; the van rolls into a key; the key falls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a banana. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) anchor (b) van (c) jalebi (d) key
36. 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a flute; the flute jumps over a needle; the needle sings to a watch; the watch crashes into a kettle. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) flute (b) watch (c) needle (d) kettle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a guava; the guava falls into an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) guava (c) frog (d) lemon
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a key; the key rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a flute; the flute tickles a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) key (c) sock (d) tent
40. 40.🔗 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

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