Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 519 · 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 watch jumps over a flute; the flute falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a key; the key pulls an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) watch (c) key (d) shoe
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a cat; the cat pulls a goat; the goat rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) onion (b) pillow (c) goat (d) cat
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a flute; the flute falls into a goat; the goat chases a net. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) net (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) goat
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a jug; the jug crashes into a ball; the ball sits on a cat; the cat tickles a duck. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) cat (c) apple (d) ball
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over an onion; the onion sings to a frog; the frog crashes into a tent; the tent pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) frog (b) violin (c) coconut (d) onion
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a violin; the violin bounces onto a jug; the jug crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) van (c) jug (d) anchor
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a van; the van tickles a glass; the glass rolls into a jug; the jug jumps over a rope. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) jug (b) van (c) needle (d) glass
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a kite; the kite bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) kite (d) monkey
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) parrot (b) wallet (c) ball (d) pillow
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into an ant; the ant rolls into a radio; the radio tickles a candle; the candle falls into a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) radio (c) sock (d) igloo
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a sock; the sock pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a tent; the tent bounces onto an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) tent (c) umpire (d) guava
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into a flute; the flute chases an apple; the apple crashes into a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) flute (c) violin (d) apple
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a net; the net crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) jalebi (c) tent (d) inkpot
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a radio; the radio tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls a jug; the jug sits on a jeep. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) pillow (b) bucket (c) jug (d) radio
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a pencil; the pencil pulls a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) tiger (c) drum (d) pencil
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a nest; the nest bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) bucket (c) tomato (d) nest
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a banana; the banana sits on an urn; the urn crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) vase (b) banana (c) onion (d) mirror
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a kite; the kite crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) kite (b) sock (c) pillow (d) inkpot
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a rope; the rope crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) duck (b) banana (c) rope (d) inkpot
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a goat; the goat chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) radio (c) watch (d) igloo
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a kite; the kite jumps over a guava; the guava pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) jalebi (b) kite (c) coconut (d) guava
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to a needle; the needle falls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a shoe. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) parrot (b) fan (c) tiger (d) needle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a duck; the duck pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) urn (b) monkey (c) cat (d) wallet
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into an onion; the onion pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a lemon; the lemon tickles a bucket. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) onion (b) sock (c) lemon (d) nest
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into a duck; the duck chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) duck (d) lamp
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls an igloo; the igloo rolls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) igloo (c) tent (d) spoon

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