Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 55 · 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 candle sits on a tomato; the tomato pulls a jeep; the jeep rolls into a mirror; the mirror falls into a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) candle (c) mirror (d) glass
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a vase; the vase tickles a nest; the nest sings to a whistle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) whistle (c) guava (d) parrot
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 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
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.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a watch; the watch bounces onto a ball; the ball tickles an owl; the owl falls into a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) owl (d) ball
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a needle; the needle pulls a kettle; the kettle chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) sock (c) coconut (d) needle
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a violin; the violin bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to a nest; the nest tickles a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) violin (c) nest (d) ball
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a needle; the needle crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a candle. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) umpire (b) candle (c) lemon (d) needle
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a jeep; the jeep falls into a flute; the flute tickles a radio; the radio rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) pencil (b) jeep (c) shoe (d) radio
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a needle; the needle sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls a jug; the jug jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) lamp (b) jug (c) anchor (d) kettle
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a cat; the cat crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a radio; the radio jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) pencil (b) net (c) radio (d) cat
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a pillow; the pillow rolls into a candle; the candle falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a goat. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) pillow (b) jug (c) candle (d) goat
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a spoon; the spoon crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a banana; the banana bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) kettle (b) spoon (c) ball (d) banana
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a candle; the candle jumps over an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a parrot. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) umpire (d) vase
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a doll; the doll bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into a jug; the jug tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) jug (c) ant (d) doll
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a doll; the doll rolls into an umpire; the umpire falls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) doll (c) bucket (d) tiger
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a pencil; the pencil jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) anchor (b) mirror (c) radio (d) bucket
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a mango; the mango sits on a whistle; the whistle pulls an ant; the ant crashes into a radio. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) umpire (c) mango (d) ant
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls an onion; the onion rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a duck; the duck tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) onion (b) duck (c) mirror (d) tomato
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a cat; the cat falls into a jug; the jug chases a needle; the needle jumps over a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) van (c) needle (d) candle
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a candle; the candle crashes into a tomato; the tomato sings to a glass; the glass rolls into a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) candle (c) bucket (d) orange
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into a cat; the cat crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) ice cream (c) cat (d) urn
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a cat; the cat crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over a nest; the nest tickles a radio. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) nest (c) apple (d) vase
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a nest; the nest tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) coconut (b) nest (c) candle (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into an urn; the urn tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) anchor (c) urn (d) lamp
40. 40.🔗 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

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