Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 696 · 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 apple pulls a sock; the sock falls into an umpire; the umpire chases a banana; the banana tickles an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) apple (c) umpire (d) ant
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over a lemon; the lemon tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) candle (c) guava (d) whistle
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
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 radio pulls a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a duck; the duck sings to an onion; the onion jumps over a needle. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) onion (b) duck (c) jalebi (d) radio
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a banana; the banana tickles a tomato; the tomato falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) tomato (b) banana (c) pencil (d) flute
10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a parrot; the parrot jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) key (c) pillow (d) rose
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a kite; the kite sings to an owl; the owl falls into a glass. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) glass (b) kite (c) drum (d) mirror
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls an orange; the orange tickles an onion; the onion crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) shoe (b) orange (c) onion (d) glass
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a doll; the doll sings to a whistle; the whistle rolls into a lemon; the lemon chases a guava. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) tent (c) guava (d) whistle
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls a lamp; the lamp sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) drum (b) mirror (c) whistle (d) lamp
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a sock; the sock sits on a key; the key chases a guava; the guava bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the key? (a) violin (b) guava (c) key (d) sock
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a doll; the doll pulls a whistle; the whistle crashes into a violin; the violin chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) whistle (c) doll (d) ice cream
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into a pillow; the pillow falls into a cat; the cat sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) sock (b) cat (c) tomato (d) inkpot
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) goat (b) guava (c) bucket (d) nest
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a ball; the ball jumps over a goat; the goat sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) ball (b) goat (c) doll (d) flute
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a rope; the rope crashes into an onion; the onion bounces onto a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) rope (c) inkpot (d) onion
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a drum; the drum pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) ball (c) ant (d) tiger
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into a sock; the sock chases a kite. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) wallet (b) vase (c) kite (d) sock
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to an urn; the urn pulls a watch; the watch falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) watch (b) jug (c) lemon (d) mirror
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a lemon; the lemon pulls an owl; the owl falls into a bucket; the bucket sits on an igloo. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) owl (b) igloo (c) bucket (d) drum
36. 36.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a mirror; the mirror chases a watch; the watch rolls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) jug (b) mirror (c) watch (d) ball
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a tent; the tent jumps over a kite; the kite bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) owl (c) glass (d) kite
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a kettle; the kettle sings to a coconut; the coconut rolls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) nest (b) kettle (c) coconut (d) tomato
40. 40.🔗 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

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