Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 525 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into an orange; the orange sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) urn (c) ice cream (d) anchor
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a nest; the nest chases a goat; the goat pulls a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) goat (c) ice cream (d) nest
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a spoon; the spoon crashes into a kite; the kite sits on a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) monkey (c) kite (d) mango
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over an anchor; the anchor falls into a ball; the ball crashes into an owl; the owl sings to a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) ball (c) anchor (d) whistle
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a goat; the goat pulls an owl; the owl chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) goat (c) onion (d) owl
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a lemon; the lemon jumps over a tent; the tent sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) nest (c) tent (d) lemon
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a fan; the fan sits on a van; the van crashes into an urn; the urn pulls a tent. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) fan (b) urn (c) van (d) tent
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a nest; the nest falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a frog; the frog crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) frog (c) nest (d) urn
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a lamp; the lamp falls into a fan; the fan crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a parrot. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) fan (b) lamp (c) needle (d) jalebi
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a wallet; the wallet falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) inkpot (b) frog (c) umbrella (d) goat
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a rope; the rope jumps over a cat; the cat falls into an igloo; the igloo chases a jeep. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jeep (b) igloo (c) rope (d) orange
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a van; the van crashes into a ball; the ball chases a banana. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) van (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) banana
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a rose; the rose sings to a goat; the goat sits on a kite; the kite tickles a radio. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) kite (b) van (c) rose (d) goat
26. 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a watch; the watch pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a frog. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) watch (b) frog (c) tomato (d) jeep
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into a glass; the glass chases a tiger. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) glass (c) candle (d) lamp
31. 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into an onion; the onion falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) onion (b) parrot (c) duck (d) inkpot
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a ladder; the ladder pulls a van; the van jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) umbrella (c) van (d) fan
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to an onion; the onion rolls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) jalebi (c) kettle (d) onion
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a candle; the candle crashes into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a ball; the ball sings to a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) jeep (c) ball (d) candle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a mirror; the mirror pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) lamp (b) vase (c) mirror (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a key; the key bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a drum; the drum sits on a jug. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) jug (b) banana (c) key (d) drum
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a goat; the goat tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on a spoon; the spoon falls into a pencil. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) pencil (b) flute (c) spoon (d) kettle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a key; the key sings to an apple; the apple jumps over a tent; the tent sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) key (b) apple (c) jalebi (d) tent

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