Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 742 · 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 flute jumps over a fan; the fan tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) flute (b) coconut (c) spoon (d) fan
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a rope; the rope rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) spoon (c) tiger (d) rope
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a nest; the nest pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) cat (c) anchor (d) drum
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls an owl; the owl jumps over a lamp; the lamp rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) owl (b) drum (c) apple (d) kite
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a key; the key bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) urn (c) anchor (d) key
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into an owl; the owl chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a monkey; the monkey jumps over an apple. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) ice cream (b) owl (c) fan (d) apple
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a jeep; the jeep crashes into a sock; the sock pulls an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) igloo (c) jeep (d) vase
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a doll; the doll crashes into a flute; the flute pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) inkpot (c) orange (d) banana
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a ladder; the ladder chases a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) ladder (b) jug (c) tomato (d) mango
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a cat; the cat jumps over a net; the net pulls a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) banana (c) cat (d) jeep
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a wallet; the wallet jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) ball (b) umbrella (c) bucket (d) kettle
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into an orange; the orange falls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a frog; the frog rolls into a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) inkpot (c) jeep (d) jalebi
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a flute; the flute chases a ladder; the ladder pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) flute (b) cat (c) tomato (d) ball
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) inkpot (c) banana (d) onion
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a jeep; the jeep sits on a goat; the goat sings to a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) cat (c) flute (d) jeep
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a rope; the rope chases a jug; the jug rolls into a candle; the candle tickles a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) jug (c) rope (d) coconut
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a pencil; the pencil tickles a mango; the mango bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) duck (b) cat (c) needle (d) pencil
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a radio; the radio crashes into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a shoe; the shoe tickles an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) igloo (c) shoe (d) ant
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a violin; the violin sings to a banana; the banana falls into a vase; the vase sits on an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) vase (c) spoon (d) violin
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a jeep; the jeep tickles a frog; the frog sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) duck (b) ladder (c) frog (d) jeep
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a banana; the banana chases a whistle; the whistle tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) banana (c) jalebi (d) kettle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a radio; the radio crashes into a fan; the fan tickles an owl; the owl chases a guava. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) radio (c) owl (d) guava

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