Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 117 · 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 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on a sock; the sock crashes into a key. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) jalebi (b) sock (c) pillow (d) key
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a tent; the tent crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) lamp (b) tent (c) rope (d) candle
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto an umpire; the umpire pulls a pillow; the pillow sings to a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) van (b) tiger (c) tent (d) pillow
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to an apple; the apple rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a ball; the ball sits on an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) inkpot (c) ant (d) apple
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a van; the van sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the van? (a) umpire (b) anchor (c) glass (d) ant
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over a ball; the ball chases a drum; the drum falls into an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) ball (c) drum (d) igloo
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a jeep; the jeep sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) doll (c) fan (d) duck
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a flute; the flute sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a sock. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) tiger (b) radio (c) spoon (d) sock
20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a fan; the fan sings to a spoon; the spoon falls into a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) radio (c) inkpot (d) van
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a jug; the jug tickles a lamp; the lamp sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) flute (b) parrot (c) jug (d) sock
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a flute; the flute chases a spoon; the spoon rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) flute (c) umbrella (d) spoon
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto an onion; the onion rolls into a rope; the rope chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) rope (c) anchor (d) sock
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to a fan; the fan falls into a key; the key pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) key (b) tiger (c) onion (d) fan
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a radio; the radio jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) radio (b) nest (c) frog (d) doll
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a violin; the violin falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to an orange; the orange sits on an urn. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) parrot (b) violin (c) ice cream (d) urn
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a kettle; the kettle tickles a sock; the sock pulls a guava; the guava chases an onion. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) sock (b) onion (c) nest (d) kettle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls a jug; the jug sits on a spoon; the spoon sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) jug (b) ball (c) whistle (d) sock
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a spoon; the spoon falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a glass; the glass crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) spoon (b) glass (c) bucket (d) parrot
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a ball; the ball chases a needle; the needle crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a violin. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) ball (b) lemon (c) banana (d) violin
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a needle; the needle tickles a spoon; the spoon chases a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) spoon (c) drum (d) flute
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a parrot; the parrot crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls a coconut. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) parrot (c) doll (d) apple
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles an owl; the owl jumps over a needle; the needle falls into a rope. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) inkpot (b) rope (c) jalebi (d) needle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a sock; the sock crashes into an orange; the orange tickles a cat; the cat falls into a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) sock (c) orange (d) wallet
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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