Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 839 · 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 cat bounces onto a radio; the radio jumps over an onion; the onion falls into a parrot; the parrot sits on a flute. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) parrot (b) radio (c) onion (d) cat
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over an anchor; the anchor tickles a cat; the cat sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) inkpot (b) anchor (c) umbrella (d) wallet
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a glass; the glass rolls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a drum; the drum tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) ball (b) goat (c) drum (d) pencil
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a monkey; the monkey tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) tiger (b) monkey (c) tomato (d) pencil
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a lemon; the lemon pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto a parrot; the parrot jumps over an urn. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) apple (b) lemon (c) urn (d) mango
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a key; the key rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) key (c) kite (d) wallet
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a wallet; the wallet sits on an inkpot; the inkpot chases a mango. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) ice cream (b) wallet (c) inkpot (d) mango
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a kite; the kite sits on an igloo; the igloo rolls into a violin; the violin falls into a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) net (c) vase (d) violin
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a nest; the nest rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a guava; the guava jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) banana (b) pillow (c) nest (d) orange
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a tent; the tent tickles a shoe; the shoe falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) jalebi (b) shoe (c) tent (d) needle
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a radio; the radio falls into a tent; the tent pulls a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) tent (c) pencil (d) radio
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a tent; the tent rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) radio (b) tent (c) sock (d) igloo
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to an onion; the onion jumps over a lemon; the lemon tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) nest (b) lemon (c) onion (d) ball
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a ball; the ball crashes into a van; the van sings to a vase; the vase pulls a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) rope (c) ball (d) vase
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a glass; the glass chases a kite; the kite pulls a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) sock (c) wallet (d) duck
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to an anchor; the anchor rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) rope (b) bucket (c) mirror (d) glass
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a nest; the nest chases an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) sock (c) nest (d) mirror
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sits on an ice cream; the ice cream chases an owl. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ice cream (b) key (c) owl (d) umpire
30. 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a shoe; the shoe tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a candle; the candle pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) jug (b) umbrella (c) candle (d) frog
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a wallet; the wallet sings to a key; the key sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) onion (c) key (d) wallet
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a needle; the needle falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) pillow (b) needle (c) umbrella (d) owl
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a mango; the mango rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a wallet. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) mango (b) wallet (c) radio (d) lamp
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a net; the net jumps over a fan; the fan bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) cat (b) kite (c) fan (d) whistle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a duck; the duck tickles a key; the key sings to a needle; the needle jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) key (c) needle (d) duck

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