Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 162 · 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) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a cat; the cat chases a candle; the candle crashes into a whistle; the whistle rolls into an ant. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) ant (b) tiger (c) whistle (d) candle
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a guava; the guava jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) drum (b) fan (c) mirror (d) guava
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a sock; the sock chases a vase; the vase sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) duck (b) vase (c) sock (d) inkpot
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over a mango; the mango pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) tent (c) igloo (d) fan
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a mango; the mango pulls a fan; the fan crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) spoon (b) onion (c) mango (d) fan
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a tent; the tent tickles a tomato; the tomato chases a needle; the needle bounces onto a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) doll (c) needle (d) banana
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases an orange; the orange falls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a watch; the watch jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) ladder (b) lemon (c) watch (d) orange
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a key; the key tickles a pencil; the pencil jumps over a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) parrot (c) whistle (d) mango
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a flute; the flute falls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) kettle (c) pillow (d) net
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a flute; the flute sings to an orange; the orange crashes into a lemon; the lemon chases a wallet. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) rope (b) lemon (c) orange (d) flute
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into an ant; the ant sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a candle; the candle jumps over an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) orange (c) shoe (d) ant
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls a rose; the rose jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) doll (b) ice cream (c) frog (d) fan
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 tiger sits on a ladder; the ladder chases a spoon; the spoon bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) tiger (c) urn (d) ball
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a duck; the duck sits on a frog; the frog falls into a tent; the tent tickles a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) van (c) duck (d) tent
25. 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a frog. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) kettle (b) jug (c) owl (d) frog
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a monkey; the monkey tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) ball (c) urn (d) monkey
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a jug; the jug sings to an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an onion; the onion rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) onion (b) jug (c) umbrella (d) goat
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a parrot; the parrot rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) rope (b) jeep (c) parrot (d) glass
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a parrot; the parrot tickles an ice cream; the ice cream chases a violin; the violin bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) parrot (b) violin (c) ice cream (d) candle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a pencil; the pencil rolls into a needle. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) pencil (c) inkpot (d) pillow
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over an umpire; the umpire sings to a banana; the banana pulls a sock; the sock tickles a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) sock (b) umpire (c) banana (d) nest
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a net; the net rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an igloo; the igloo pulls a mirror. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) igloo (b) coconut (c) mirror (d) orange
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a lemon; the lemon falls into a van; the van tickles a lamp; the lamp chases an ant. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) lemon (c) van (d) ant
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a key; the key falls into a rose; the rose tickles an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) rose (c) key (d) coconut

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