Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 179 · 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) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a pillow; the pillow jumps over a nest; the nest chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) pillow (b) ladder (c) parrot (d) nest
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a frog; the frog jumps over a needle; the needle falls into a candle; the candle tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) ant (b) frog (c) candle (d) needle
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a rose; the rose crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a mango; the mango falls into a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) mango (c) tiger (d) doll
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on an urn; the urn crashes into a banana; the banana bounces onto an orange; the orange sings to a goat. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) doll (b) goat (c) urn (d) orange
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) banana (c) duck (d) bucket
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a vase; the vase sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a bucket. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) frog (c) bucket (d) violin
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a rose; the rose pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a glass; the glass sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) glass (b) rose (c) vase (d) drum
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a mirror; the mirror crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) coconut (b) lemon (c) cat (d) mirror
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls an ant; the ant falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a drum; the drum chases a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) drum (c) owl (d) ant
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a goat; the goat chases a glass; the glass sits on a watch; the watch tickles a ladder. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) watch (c) glass (d) goat
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a wallet; the wallet rolls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a frog. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) umpire (b) wallet (c) kettle (d) frog
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a cat; the cat tickles an apple; the apple sings to a wallet. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) cat (b) lamp (c) apple (d) wallet
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a frog; the frog rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) owl (b) frog (c) anchor (d) igloo
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a goat; the goat sits on a van. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) anchor (c) vase (d) goat
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a goat; the goat jumps over a key; the key rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) goat (c) ladder (d) kettle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a goat; the goat pulls a rope; the rope sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) goat (c) bucket (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto an anchor; the anchor rolls into a spoon; the spoon falls into a key; the key sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) cat (b) glass (c) key (d) spoon
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a tomato; the tomato rolls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a van; the van bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) whistle (b) van (c) spoon (d) kettle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a tomato; the tomato sits on a jug; the jug crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a key. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) key (b) jug (c) tomato (d) sock
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into an ant; the ant rolls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a tomato; the tomato chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) pillow (b) igloo (c) owl (d) ant
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a cat; the cat falls into a tent; the tent sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) cat (b) tent (c) candle (d) vase
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a fan; the fan pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) wallet (d) jug
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into an onion; the onion pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) mirror (b) candle (c) whistle (d) onion
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a vase; the vase crashes into a coconut; the coconut rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) apple (b) kettle (c) coconut (d) ladder
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles an anchor; the anchor chases an igloo; the igloo sits on an ant; the ant jumps over a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) anchor (c) frog (d) kite

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