Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 808 · 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 coconut tickles an ant; the ant sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) frog (d) shoe
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a radio; the radio sits on a net; the net pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) net (b) tent (c) radio (d) doll
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a drum; the drum chases a mango; the mango sits on a radio; the radio falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) drum (b) mango (c) needle (d) frog
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into an igloo; the igloo falls into a sock. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) rope (c) igloo (d) watch
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls a ball; the ball chases a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) ball (c) jeep (d) spoon
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a banana; the banana sits on a cat; the cat crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) lemon (c) cat (d) banana
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a jeep; the jeep sits on a net; the net jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) net (c) rose (d) jeep
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) monkey (c) glass (d) mirror
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a drum; the drum rolls into a cat; the cat chases a frog; the frog pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) frog (b) mango (c) anchor (d) cat
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a drum; the drum jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a banana; the banana tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) drum (c) frog (d) banana
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a glass; the glass sits on an umpire; the umpire falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a jalebi. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) tent (c) umbrella (d) umpire
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a fan; the fan falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) inkpot (b) parrot (c) pencil (d) coconut
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a watch; the watch crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an umpire; the umpire rolls into a sock. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) flute (b) sock (c) umbrella (d) watch
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a guava; the guava tickles a pillow; the pillow rolls into a cat; the cat sits on a rope. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) guava (b) pillow (c) rope (d) cat
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a lemon; the lemon falls into a violin; the violin chases an apple; the apple tickles a monkey. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) lemon (b) fan (c) violin (d) monkey
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a frog; the frog sits on an igloo; the igloo chases an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) kettle (c) frog (d) jalebi
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a kite; the kite bounces onto an umpire; the umpire pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) kite (b) fan (c) umpire (d) flute
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a banana; the banana bounces onto a jug; the jug chases a whistle; the whistle rolls into a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) jug (d) shoe
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a lemon. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) lemon (b) duck (c) ice cream (d) anchor
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a monkey; the monkey rolls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) kettle (c) rope (d) shoe
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a net; the net bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a mango; the mango falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the net? (a) mango (b) net (c) tiger (d) monkey
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a lemon; the lemon sits on an igloo; the igloo tickles a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) igloo (c) fan (d) apple
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a ball; the ball jumps over a key; the key pulls an ice cream; the ice cream chases a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) ball (c) key (d) drum
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an urn; the urn sings to a watch; the watch crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) flute (c) urn (d) van

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