Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 109 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a lemon; the lemon falls into an owl; the owl rolls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) glass (c) orange (d) owl
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a key; the key crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a kettle; the kettle sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) key (b) kettle (c) cat (d) tent
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a rose; the rose rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) monkey (b) lamp (c) umpire (d) rose
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over an orange; the orange tickles a radio; the radio bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) orange (c) net (d) kettle
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a needle; the needle tickles a wallet; the wallet chases an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) frog (b) spoon (c) wallet (d) anchor
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a mango; the mango rolls into a nest; the nest crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) pencil (c) shoe (d) mango
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a mirror; the mirror crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a watch; the watch rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) doll (d) watch
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles a mirror; the mirror chases an anchor; the anchor sits on a goat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) lemon (c) banana (d) mirror
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a kite; the kite falls into a guava; the guava crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) rose (b) doll (c) guava (d) kite
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls an anchor; the anchor chases a mango; the mango tickles a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a glass. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) mango (b) glass (c) anchor (d) tomato
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a net; the net crashes into a van; the van chases an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) tent (c) net (d) van
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a vase; the vase pulls an anchor; the anchor crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) nest (b) monkey (c) vase (d) anchor
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles a doll; the doll jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) banana (b) radio (c) shoe (d) doll
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a kettle; the kettle pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an onion; the onion rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) onion (b) whistle (c) jeep (d) kettle
33. 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a ladder; the ladder crashes into a vase; the vase falls into a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) ice cream (c) frog (d) vase
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into a fan; the fan sits on a key; the key tickles an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) ant (c) umpire (d) goat
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 frog sings to a glass; the glass chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) inkpot (c) glass (d) coconut
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a drum; the drum sits on a duck; the duck falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) duck (b) mango (c) bucket (d) drum
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a tent; the tent tickles a candle; the candle sits on a fan; the fan crashes into a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) fan (c) ice cream (d) tent
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story

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