Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 632 · 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 whistle tickles a candle; the candle jumps over a mango; the mango sings to a key; the key bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) mango (b) key (c) whistle (d) candle
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into an owl; the owl sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a doll; the doll jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) jug (b) candle (c) kettle (d) doll
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a wallet; the wallet chases an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a drum; the drum sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) ice cream (c) kite (d) wallet
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a violin; the violin sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a frog. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) jalebi (b) flute (c) frog (d) tomato
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto an onion; the onion rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a watch. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) watch (d) onion
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a fan; the fan sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) jeep (b) shoe (c) mango (d) kite
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a spoon; the spoon chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a needle; the needle tickles a tomato. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) spoon (b) jalebi (c) tomato (d) needle
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a kite; the kite tickles a ladder; the ladder crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) ladder (c) rose (d) inkpot
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a duck; the duck jumps over a tent; the tent crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) orange (c) drum (d) tent
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a pencil; the pencil sings to an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a violin; the violin bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) key (b) umbrella (c) rose (d) pencil
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a mirror; the mirror chases a doll; the doll sits on an urn; the urn falls into a key. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) key (b) mirror (c) tent (d) urn
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a net; the net sings to an umpire. Which item comes right after the net? (a) umpire (b) net (c) lemon (d) owl
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into a cat; the cat sings to a key; the key chases a ladder. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ladder (b) ball (c) banana (d) key
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a monkey; the monkey chases a mango. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) pillow (b) jeep (c) mango (d) apple
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to an anchor; the anchor chases an apple; the apple bounces onto an igloo; the igloo falls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) igloo (b) shoe (c) monkey (d) anchor
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over a candle; the candle sits on a tent; the tent falls into a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) pencil (c) tent (d) candle
31. 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a bucket; the bucket falls into a drum; the drum sings to an umpire; the umpire chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) drum (b) umpire (c) tiger (d) pillow
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into an igloo; the igloo sits on an ant; the ant bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) ant (b) goat (c) igloo (d) apple
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a pillow; the pillow crashes into a banana; the banana tickles an owl; the owl sits on a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) pillow (c) goat (d) ball
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a whistle; the whistle pulls a key; the key jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) whistle (c) pencil (d) igloo
38. 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a kite; the kite chases a parrot; the parrot pulls a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) ice cream (c) urn (d) kite
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an orange; the orange pulls a jeep; the jeep falls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) jeep (b) banana (c) orange (d) ice cream

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