Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 503 · 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 bucket crashes into a nest; the nest pulls a goat; the goat sings to an onion; the onion tickles a watch. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) goat (c) onion (d) bucket
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into an onion; the onion sits on an urn. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) urn (b) onion (c) parrot (d) ball
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a jeep; the jeep chases a rope; the rope sings to a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) rope (b) shoe (c) frog (d) jeep
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a banana; the banana pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a rose; the rose bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) coconut (c) rose (d) banana
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over an urn; the urn bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a watch; the watch sings to a vase. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) watch (b) kite (c) urn (d) tomato
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a glass; the glass sits on a tomato; the tomato sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) tomato (b) owl (c) inkpot (d) glass
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a banana; the banana rolls into an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) ice cream (c) guava (d) tomato
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a fan; the fan tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over a tiger; the tiger crashes into a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) kite
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a ball; the ball bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a tiger. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) igloo (b) ball (c) jalebi (d) pillow
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a lemon; the lemon sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) ladder (b) whistle (c) sock (d) coconut
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over a jug; the jug bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) rope (c) guava (d) shoe
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a banana; the banana sings to a key; the key crashes into a lemon; the lemon pulls a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) key (c) needle (d) kite
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a nest; the nest tickles a tiger; the tiger chases a jeep; the jeep sings to a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) glass (c) rose (d) nest
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a net; the net tickles a mirror; the mirror jumps over an apple; the apple crashes into a tent. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) whistle (c) mirror (d) apple
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a doll; the doll chases a jug; the jug rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) umbrella (b) fan (c) glass (d) jug
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a drum; the drum pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a cat; the cat rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) mirror (b) duck (c) cat (d) drum
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into a glass; the glass falls into a parrot; the parrot pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) doll (b) banana (c) onion (d) glass
31. 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over an apple; the apple bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles a van; the van chases an orange. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) banana (b) orange (c) lemon (d) apple
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a pencil; the pencil tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a needle; the needle jumps over a banana. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) banana (b) jeep (c) pencil (d) needle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a radio; the radio sits on a sock; the sock pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) pillow (b) radio (c) ladder (d) ball
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a kite; the kite chases a coconut; the coconut sits on an apple; the apple falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) apple (b) kite (c) watch (d) ant
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a parrot; the parrot tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a vase; the vase pulls a cat. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) tiger (b) vase (c) umpire (d) cat
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a guava; the guava crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls an urn. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) lamp (c) orange (d) nest

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