Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 146 · 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.🔗 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
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a needle; the needle crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) needle (c) tent (d) candle
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a banana; the banana tickles a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) fan (c) pillow (d) banana
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a vase; the vase tickles a parrot; the parrot chases a glass; the glass crashes into a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) glass (b) vase (c) parrot (d) net
10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a shoe; the shoe sits on an ant; the ant tickles a goat; the goat sings to a vase. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) shoe (b) cat (c) ant (d) vase
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a sock; the sock sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a lamp; the lamp rolls into a glass. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) shoe (b) wallet (c) sock (d) glass
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a lemon; the lemon sings to a van; the van rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) lemon (c) vase (d) van
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a pillow; the pillow tickles a frog; the frog chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into a candle. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) whistle (b) ladder (c) candle (d) frog
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to a coconut; the coconut jumps over a goat; the goat chases a jug. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) goat (b) coconut (c) vase (d) jug
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a watch; the watch sings to a needle; the needle rolls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) tomato (b) needle (c) watch (d) monkey
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) ball (b) doll (c) monkey (d) lemon
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a flute; the flute crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a watch; the watch falls into a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) coconut (c) pencil (d) flute
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a doll; the doll sits on a candle; the candle falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a tomato. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) tomato (b) lamp (c) candle (d) flute
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a van; the van chases a banana; the banana sings to a candle; the candle jumps over a needle. Which item comes right before the van? (a) pencil (b) candle (c) needle (d) van
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a radio; the radio chases a nest; the nest jumps over a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) nest (c) ice cream (d) radio
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a pillow; the pillow chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) bucket (c) shoe (d) mango
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a mango; the mango crashes into a guava; the guava pulls a sock; the sock falls into a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) wallet (c) sock (d) guava
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a ball; the ball pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) spoon (c) cat (d) bucket
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a lemon; the lemon chases a frog; the frog crashes into a ball; the ball falls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) tomato (b) mirror (c) ball (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a radio; the radio sits on a cat; the cat jumps over a tiger; the tiger crashes into a key. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) key (b) cat (c) tiger (d) goat
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a tomato; the tomato sits on a pillow; the pillow tickles a mango; the mango crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) igloo (b) glass (c) tomato (d) pillow
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a sock; the sock chases a radio; the radio jumps over an owl; the owl bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) radio (b) kettle (c) sock (d) owl
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a ladder; the ladder chases a nest; the nest sings to a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) nest (c) guava (d) ladder

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