Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 813 · 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 key rolls into a frog; the frog tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over a watch; the watch falls into a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) key (c) watch (d) lemon
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a candle; the candle chases a van; the van rolls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) candle (c) lamp (d) van
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a pillow; the pillow sings to a ladder; the ladder crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) coconut (c) banana (d) whistle
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a tiger; the tiger sings to an owl; the owl bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) tiger (c) owl (d) candle
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a spoon; the spoon crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) owl (b) flute (c) spoon (d) wallet
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) parrot (c) flute (d) onion
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a frog; the frog pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) ladder (b) anchor (c) urn (d) frog
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a banana; the banana pulls an igloo; the igloo jumps over a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) igloo (c) nest (d) banana
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a rope; the rope pulls a jug; the jug sings to a net; the net crashes into a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) jeep (c) rope (d) jug
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a fan; the fan falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) jeep (b) orange (c) ice cream (d) flute
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto an apple; the apple crashes into a candle; the candle chases a jug; the jug tickles a lemon. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) cat (b) apple (c) lemon (d) jug
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a jeep; the jeep tickles an apple; the apple sits on a sock. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) mango (c) sock (d) apple
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a candle; the candle pulls a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a parrot; the parrot tickles a mango. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) mango (b) candle (c) parrot (d) tomato
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a wallet; the wallet rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) wallet (c) ant (d) coconut
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
27. 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a cat; the cat falls into a ball; the ball crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) ball (b) sock (c) lamp (d) spoon
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a violin; the violin pulls a duck; the duck sings to a tent; the tent jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) tent (b) duck (c) violin (d) umbrella
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls a ladder; the ladder sits on a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a rose. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) rose (b) ladder (c) mirror (d) igloo
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on an igloo; the igloo pulls a watch. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) igloo (c) wallet (d) jalebi
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a monkey; the monkey crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a pillow; the pillow rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) vase (b) pillow (c) ant (d) lemon
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a tent; the tent tickles a candle; the candle sings to a wallet; the wallet sits on a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) wallet (c) umbrella (d) radio
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a jug; the jug pulls a doll; the doll chases a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) pencil (c) jalebi (d) igloo
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto a shoe; the shoe rolls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a rose. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) spoon (c) shoe (d) duck
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) fan (c) lamp (d) umpire
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a frog; the frog sits on a violin; the violin chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) igloo (c) pencil (d) ladder
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a parrot; the parrot pulls a whistle; the whistle sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) parrot (b) rope (c) tent (d) whistle

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