Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 113 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream chases an apple; the apple crashes into a van. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) ice cream (b) tent (c) pencil (d) van
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a cat; the cat crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a lemon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) cat (d) ice cream
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a key; the key pulls a monkey; the monkey tickles a ball. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) key (b) ball (c) monkey (d) tiger
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a parrot; the parrot tickles a flute; the flute sits on a banana; the banana pulls a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) parrot (c) flute (d) banana
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a fan; the fan sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) parrot (c) pillow (d) doll
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto a goat; the goat falls into a ball; the ball pulls a banana. Which item comes right after the van? (a) flute (b) van (c) banana (d) goat
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a ladder; the ladder jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to a vase. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) ladder (b) doll (c) pencil (d) vase
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
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 anchor sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into a jeep; the jeep pulls a pencil; the pencil falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) tiger (b) ant (c) jeep (d) anchor
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a mirror; the mirror pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) banana (b) orange (c) apple (d) mirror
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a duck; the duck sits on a mango; the mango falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) mango (c) monkey (d) ladder
27. 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a pillow; the pillow falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) umbrella (b) glass (c) lamp (d) cat
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a vase; the vase rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) nest (b) igloo (c) ice cream (d) vase
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a rope. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) spoon (b) rope (c) tiger (d) nest
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into a glass; the glass pulls an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) coconut (c) ant (d) monkey
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a violin; the violin sits on a drum; the drum sings to an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) drum (c) inkpot (d) whistle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a rope; the rope jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) tiger (b) coconut (c) apple (d) rope
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a goat; the goat jumps over a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) whistle (c) wallet (d) goat
35. 35.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a kite; the kite chases a spoon; the spoon sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) flute (c) parrot (d) spoon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a flute; the flute chases an ant; the ant sings to an orange; the orange pulls an urn. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) urn (b) orange (c) ant (d) flute
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a mango; the mango pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a drum; the drum falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) inkpot (b) pencil (c) drum (d) jug
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a pencil; the pencil sits on a frog; the frog tickles a tiger; the tiger sings to a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) mango (c) flute (d) pencil
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a net; the net sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the net? (a) ice cream (b) umpire (c) net (d) duck

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