Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 554 · 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 shoe pulls a rope; the rope chases a kite; the kite crashes into a spoon; the spoon tickles a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) shoe (c) rope (d) kite
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a rose; the rose pulls a ladder. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) ice cream (c) rose (d) coconut
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a net; the net sings to a drum; the drum pulls a jeep. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) jug (c) net (d) jeep
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over an anchor; the anchor tickles a cat; the cat chases a lemon; the lemon sings to a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) lemon (c) wallet (d) cat
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a wallet; the wallet crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into a violin; the violin pulls a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) drum (c) radio (d) mirror
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a tent; the tent jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) mango (c) duck (d) banana
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a frog; the frog sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) tomato (c) parrot (d) ant
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a fan; the fan falls into an apple; the apple sits on a frog; the frog crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) frog (b) ladder (c) fan (d) urn
15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) drum
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into an ant; the ant pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to a kettle; the kettle tickles a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) coconut (c) van (d) banana
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a cat; the cat jumps over a needle; the needle crashes into a frog; the frog sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) frog (c) needle (d) fan
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
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 parrot rolls into a mango; the mango tickles a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) parrot (c) pillow (d) mango
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a mango; the mango crashes into an ant; the ant falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) owl (b) fan (c) jalebi (d) ant
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a candle; the candle jumps over a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) candle (c) urn (d) lemon
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a glass; the glass jumps over an orange; the orange sits on an owl. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) needle (b) sock (c) glass (d) owl
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) pillow (b) fan (c) radio (d) tomato
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a banana; the banana sits on a violin; the violin pulls an igloo; the igloo sings to a wallet. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) violin (b) wallet (c) banana (d) igloo
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a ball; the ball pulls a jeep; the jeep rolls into a banana; the banana sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) jeep (d) banana
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a needle; the needle bounces onto an owl; the owl jumps over a key; the key crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) key (b) needle (c) owl (d) ladder
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a radio; the radio jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) flute (c) ball (d) tiger
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a needle; the needle falls into a banana; the banana jumps over a parrot; the parrot sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) orange (b) needle (c) banana (d) parrot
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a candle; the candle rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into a flute; the flute chases a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) candle (c) coconut (d) ladder
36. 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a glass; the glass sits on an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) fan (b) glass (c) goat (d) umbrella
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
40. 40.🔗 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

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