Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 171 · 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.🔗 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
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a wallet. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) frog (c) wallet (d) whistle
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a rose; the rose sits on an umpire; the umpire rolls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a coconut. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) rose (b) umpire (c) kettle (d) coconut
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a doll; the doll bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) doll (b) kite (c) watch (d) wallet
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into a needle; the needle tickles a ball; the ball pulls a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) shoe (c) needle (d) ball
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a tent; the tent sits on a tomato; the tomato pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) apple (b) tent (c) tomato (d) coconut
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a needle; the needle falls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a tent; the tent sits on a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) tomato (c) tent (d) ball
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a glass; the glass sings to a drum; the drum tickles a mango. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) glass (b) drum (c) onion (d) mango
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a cat; the cat chases an orange; the orange falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) spoon (b) frog (c) mirror (d) orange
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a duck; the duck crashes into a jug. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) spoon (b) duck (c) jug (d) rope
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a tent; the tent falls into a mango; the mango rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) guava (c) pillow (d) bucket
24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a drum; the drum crashes into a spoon; the spoon tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) frog (b) ladder (c) whistle (d) spoon
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a vase; the vase rolls into a tiger; the tiger pulls an ant; the ant falls into a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) vase (b) tiger (c) ant (d) owl
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to an orange; the orange pulls a doll; the doll sits on a guava; the guava jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) guava (b) banana (c) doll (d) orange
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a glass; the glass crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) rope
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a monkey; the monkey tickles a vase; the vase crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) ant (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) vase
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into a ladder; the ladder chases a frog; the frog crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) monkey (b) sock (c) shoe (d) frog
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a glass; the glass crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) fan (b) glass (c) mango (d) pillow
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a mango; the mango chases an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) mango (c) radio (d) anchor
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a mango; the mango falls into a needle; the needle pulls an apple. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) apple (b) whistle (c) mirror (d) needle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases an apple; the apple rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) apple (b) guava (c) candle (d) rose
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on a frog; the frog chases a cat; the cat rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) frog (b) cat (c) apple (d) shoe
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a flute; the flute sits on a jug; the jug crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) jug (c) duck (d) sock
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a needle; the needle crashes into a doll; the doll falls into an onion; the onion pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) needle (c) onion (d) nest
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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