Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 515 · 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 spoon tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a duck; the duck jumps over a banana; the banana chases a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) spoon (c) parrot (d) watch
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a sock; the sock pulls a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) spoon (b) ice cream (c) banana (d) sock
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a vase; the vase crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a sock; the sock falls into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) vase (b) inkpot (c) sock (d) shoe
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto an umpire; the umpire pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) kettle (b) umpire (c) ice cream (d) watch
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a glass; the glass pulls an owl; the owl crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) spoon (c) inkpot (d) glass
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a tomato; the tomato sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) kite (c) jalebi (d) lemon
20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a kite; the kite falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) shoe (b) umbrella (c) kite (d) flute
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a glass; the glass falls into a radio; the radio tickles a parrot; the parrot chases a drum. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) radio (c) drum (d) nest
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a vase; the vase rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) key (b) ant (c) whistle (d) vase
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a doll; the doll falls into a van; the van sings to a guava; the guava jumps over an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) doll (c) van (d) whistle
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over an urn; the urn pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) cat (b) urn (c) radio (d) duck
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a tomato; the tomato chases a rope; the rope crashes into a lemon; the lemon rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) orange (d) rope
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases a frog; the frog sings to a whistle; the whistle sits on an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) umbrella (c) parrot (d) whistle
30. 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sits on a drum. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) owl (b) jalebi (c) guava (d) drum
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to a kite; the kite rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) violin (c) anchor (d) mirror
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a whistle; the whistle tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to a kite; the kite rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) bucket (c) ball (d) banana
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a nest; the nest sits on an ant; the ant pulls a fan; the fan chases a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) tiger (c) ant (d) nest
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on an ant; the ant tickles a doll; the doll crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) ant (c) tiger (d) guava
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a kite; the kite sings to an orange; the orange falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) orange (b) kite (c) parrot (d) tomato
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a banana; the banana crashes into a sock. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) sock (c) banana (d) onion
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a wallet; the wallet crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a drum; the drum pulls a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) coconut (c) wallet (d) spoon

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