Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 187 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on a ball; the ball crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) goat (b) orange (c) ball (d) needle
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a frog; the frog falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a sock. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) goat (c) spoon (d) sock
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a needle; the needle tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) tent (b) cat (c) needle (d) violin
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a fan; the fan crashes into a goat; the goat pulls a tomato; the tomato sings to an igloo. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) fan (b) goat (c) tomato (d) violin
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases an apple; the apple jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) goat (b) banana (c) apple (d) inkpot
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a bucket; the bucket sings to a ball; the ball tickles a spoon; the spoon rolls into a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) spoon (c) sock (d) vase
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on an owl; the owl crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a wallet; the wallet chases a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) owl (c) guava (d) wallet
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a nest; the nest falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a ladder; the ladder chases a drum. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) key (d) jeep
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto a mango; the mango sits on an orange; the orange crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) mango (c) orange (d) lamp
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a key; the key falls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) bucket (b) banana (c) orange (d) key
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a frog; the frog bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a kite; the kite tickles an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) goat (d) frog
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a coconut; the coconut rolls into a rope; the rope pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) inkpot (c) rope (d) radio
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a ball; the ball pulls a lamp; the lamp sits on a duck. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) lamp (b) ball (c) umpire (d) wallet
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a candle; the candle bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a sock; the sock falls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) igloo (b) apple (c) sock (d) shoe
24. 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sits on a tomato; the tomato tickles a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) sock (d) bucket
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a goat; the goat pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) tent (c) ant (d) kite
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 inkpot falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a fan; the fan sings to a jug; the jug chases a sock. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) inkpot (b) sock (c) fan (d) jug
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a goat; the goat rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) goat (c) coconut (d) owl
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a van; the van chases a nest; the nest jumps over a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) van (c) watch (d) nest
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a whistle; the whistle jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) ball (c) vase (d) needle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a net; the net chases a goat; the goat crashes into a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) anchor (c) pillow (d) mango
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over a vase; the vase tickles a glass; the glass sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) jalebi (b) ball (c) vase (d) glass
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a goat; the goat jumps over a van; the van crashes into a pencil; the pencil sits on a violin. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) needle (b) pencil (c) van (d) violin
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a banana; the banana pulls a radio; the radio chases a bucket; the bucket sits on a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) key (c) banana (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3

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