Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 204 · 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, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls an orange; the orange crashes into a watch; the watch falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) watch (c) coconut (d) jug
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a needle; the needle tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) goat (c) drum (d) ice cream
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a jug; the jug sits on a pillow; the pillow chases an inkpot. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) inkpot (b) goat (c) owl (d) pillow
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a fan; the fan sits on a ladder; the ladder crashes into a sock; the sock sings to a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) fan (c) banana (d) sock
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles an ant; the ant chases a radio; the radio sings to a vase; the vase sits on a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ant (b) vase (c) watch (d) ladder
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over an apple; the apple crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) jeep (b) orange (c) ladder (d) whistle
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on an ant; the ant sings to a whistle; the whistle crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over an urn. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ant (b) whistle (c) coconut (d) urn
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a goat; the goat falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) mirror (c) umpire (d) ladder
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a jeep; the jeep pulls a sock; the sock sings to a mirror. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) whistle (b) sock (c) mirror (d) jeep
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a pillow; the pillow rolls into a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) jalebi (d) pillow
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a needle; the needle sits on a whistle; the whistle rolls into a net; the net crashes into an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) duck (c) orange (d) net
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a jug; the jug jumps over an ant; the ant rolls into a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) jug (c) ice cream (d) kite
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) violin (b) flute (c) pencil (d) needle
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a drum; the drum chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a radio; the radio rolls into a cat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) cat (c) drum (d) ant
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a glass; the glass falls into a frog; the frog sits on a doll; the doll sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) doll (b) frog (c) ant (d) banana
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a glass; the glass falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) coconut (b) glass (c) umbrella (d) mirror
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a tent; the tent chases a cat; the cat sings to a fan; the fan tickles a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) tent (c) jug (d) rope
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a parrot; the parrot tickles a vase; the vase bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a watch. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) watch (c) mirror (d) umpire
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: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a monkey; the monkey sings to a doll; the doll chases a glass. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) owl (b) doll (c) monkey (d) glass
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a tomato; the tomato pulls a ball; the ball jumps over a tent. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) ball (b) urn (c) tomato (d) pencil
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto a mirror; the mirror rolls into an urn. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) pillow (b) shoe (c) urn (d) mirror
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into an owl; the owl chases a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) frog (c) shoe (d) urn
40. 40.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess

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