Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 921 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a lamp; the lamp falls into a tent; the tent sings to a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) lamp (c) banana (d) violin
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) mango (b) umbrella (c) sock (d) bucket
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a goat; the goat chases a drum; the drum tickles a rose; the rose sits on a lemon. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) ladder (b) drum (c) lemon (d) rose
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a needle; the needle sits on an ant; the ant crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) ant (b) needle (c) ball (d) coconut
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles an owl; the owl jumps over a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) owl (c) banana (d) kettle
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over an urn; the urn chases a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sings to a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) urn (b) whistle (c) mirror (d) pillow
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
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: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a flute; the flute sits on a key; the key jumps over a lemon; the lemon rolls into a needle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) lemon (c) key (d) flute
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases an ant; the ant falls into an apple; the apple tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) tomato (b) owl (c) apple (d) ant
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a banana; the banana falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) ice cream (c) anchor (d) banana
19. 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a coconut; the coconut jumps over a flute; the flute sits on an apple; the apple sings to a rose. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) rose (b) coconut (c) apple (d) jalebi
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a candle; the candle chases a needle; the needle sings to an urn; the urn bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) key (b) wallet (c) needle (d) candle
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a guava; the guava tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a sock. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) bucket (c) lamp (d) anchor
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a radio; the radio tickles a coconut; the coconut jumps over a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) coconut (c) radio (d) key
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a goat; the goat sits on a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) inkpot (c) goat (d) key
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) ant (c) fan (d) rope
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a radio; the radio bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) tomato (c) radio (d) ball
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a lamp; the lamp sits on an ant; the ant bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) rose (c) ant (d) lamp
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a frog; the frog pulls a lamp; the lamp chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) apple (c) frog (d) owl
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a wallet; the wallet crashes into a tiger; the tiger falls into an ant; the ant sings to a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) watch (c) wallet (d) tiger
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a whistle; the whistle tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) monkey (b) whistle (c) umpire (d) watch
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) umpire (c) coconut (d) orange
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) whistle (c) ant (d) ladder
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a tomato; the tomato sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a net; the net chases a mango. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) lamp (c) mango (d) shoe

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