Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 540 · 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 ant crashes into a tomato; the tomato pulls a doll; the doll sings to a van; the van falls into a violin. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) violin (b) doll (c) van (d) ant
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a jeep; the jeep jumps over a watch; the watch pulls a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) drum (c) bucket (d) watch
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into an owl; the owl rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a cat; the cat pulls a mango. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) doll (c) mango (d) owl
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to an apple; the apple chases a doll; the doll crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a key. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) fan (b) apple (c) nest (d) key
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a drum; the drum crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a pencil; the pencil falls into an orange. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) pencil (b) orange (c) drum (d) urn
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a van; the van sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) anchor (b) van (c) mirror (d) coconut
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a ladder; the ladder chases a duck; the duck jumps over an urn; the urn falls into a ball. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) ladder (b) ball (c) tent (d) urn
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a rope; the rope tickles a nest; the nest bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) rope (b) whistle (c) mango (d) doll
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a tomato; the tomato pulls a doll; the doll sings to a coconut; the coconut rolls into a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) tomato (b) doll (c) needle (d) coconut
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a fan; the fan sits on a kettle; the kettle crashes into a goat. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) tent (b) goat (c) urn (d) fan
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a flute; the flute tickles a vase; the vase bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) mirror (b) flute (c) vase (d) rose
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a candle; the candle sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) goat (b) fan (c) frog (d) candle
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a spoon; the spoon crashes into a tomato; the tomato tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) tomato (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) spoon
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a violin; the violin sits on an igloo; the igloo falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) violin (c) umpire (d) igloo
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a duck; the duck crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to an urn; the urn tickles a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) urn (c) jeep (d) duck
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to a frog; the frog pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) whistle (b) frog (c) doll (d) van
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a net; the net rolls into a goat; the goat sings to a banana; the banana chases an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) goat (b) banana (c) radio (d) net
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into an urn. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) umpire (b) drum (c) fan (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a rose; the rose chases an anchor; the anchor sits on a vase; the vase rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) anchor (c) vase (d) pillow
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a drum; the drum tickles a kettle; the kettle crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) drum (b) ball (c) rose (d) tent
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) guava (c) shoe (d) lemon
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) glass (c) shoe (d) jalebi

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