Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 72 · 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 inkpot sits on an onion; the onion sings to a kettle; the kettle rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) inkpot (c) flute (d) kettle
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls a mirror; the mirror sings to a duck; the duck jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) mirror (b) glass (c) apple (d) duck
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a pencil; the pencil rolls into a jug; the jug sits on a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) ant (c) jug (d) wallet
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a rose; the rose jumps over a drum; the drum sings to a tiger. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) apple (b) rose (c) needle (d) tiger
6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a pillow; the pillow sings to an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) pillow (b) inkpot (c) duck (d) umbrella
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a fan; the fan sits on a watch; the watch sings to a drum. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) fan (b) drum (c) glass (d) watch
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a tent; the tent bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into a rope; the rope chases a monkey. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) monkey (b) inkpot (c) goat (d) tent
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a radio; the radio jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) umbrella (b) coconut (c) radio (d) jalebi
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on an apple; the apple tickles a candle; the candle crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) candle (b) nest (c) apple (d) guava
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto an orange; the orange falls into a flute; the flute jumps over a candle; the candle sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) banana (b) orange (c) wallet (d) candle
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on an owl; the owl rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) net (c) owl (d) apple
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a guava; the guava jumps over a sock; the sock chases a whistle; the whistle rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) fan (b) whistle (c) sock (d) umpire
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a spoon; the spoon chases a kite; the kite bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) parrot (b) kite (c) urn (d) spoon
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a candle; the candle chases a net; the net tickles an urn. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) candle (b) onion (c) net (d) urn
28. 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a shoe; the shoe falls into a kite; the kite chases a jug; the jug tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) jug (b) kite (c) shoe (d) pillow
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a drum; the drum crashes into a glass; the glass tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) drum (b) glass (c) sock (d) umbrella
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a van; the van falls into an ant; the ant jumps over a candle; the candle rolls into a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) van (c) ant (d) glass
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a ball; the ball tickles a flute; the flute jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) igloo (b) tomato (c) ball (d) flute
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to a lamp; the lamp chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) fan (b) lamp (c) monkey (d) wallet
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a pencil; the pencil chases an ant; the ant tickles an anchor; the anchor falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) anchor (c) rose (d) ant
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a pillow; the pillow jumps over a van; the van falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) pillow (c) jeep (d) tiger
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a needle; the needle crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a kettle; the kettle pulls a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) nest (c) coconut (d) needle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a needle; the needle crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a tent; the tent rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) igloo (b) lemon (c) onion (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases an ant; the ant sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ant (b) apple (c) kettle (d) kite

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