Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 227 · 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) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a key; the key falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the key? (a) spoon (b) key (c) fan (d) flute
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a watch; the watch rolls into a goat; the goat pulls a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) igloo (b) tomato (c) goat (d) pillow
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a whistle; the whistle tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) bucket (b) jug (c) frog (d) whistle
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a pencil; the pencil tickles a fan; the fan chases a banana. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) violin (b) banana (c) fan (d) tent
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to an apple; the apple falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a nest; the nest crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) apple (d) mirror
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to an orange; the orange rolls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) inkpot (d) pillow
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a van; the van chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) monkey (c) igloo (d) van
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
21. 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a goat; the goat jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) goat (b) guava (c) whistle (d) onion
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a vase; the vase chases a wallet; the wallet sings to a pillow; the pillow crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) drum (b) vase (c) sock (d) pillow
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) ice cream (c) lamp (d) tent
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a needle; the needle jumps over a wallet; the wallet chases a watch; the watch rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) orange (b) wallet (c) needle (d) watch
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a lemon; the lemon pulls an orange; the orange tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) key (b) orange (c) lemon (d) ball
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to an onion; the onion chases a tent; the tent sits on a doll; the doll tickles a goat. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) doll (b) tent (c) onion (d) ball
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a lamp; the lamp falls into a radio; the radio pulls a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) net (c) lamp (d) igloo
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a flute; the flute rolls into a duck; the duck falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) duck
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a vase; the vase tickles a duck; the duck sings to a radio; the radio pulls a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) radio (c) ball (d) parrot
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a spoon; the spoon chases a coconut; the coconut jumps over a rope; the rope rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) rope (b) needle (c) spoon (d) lemon
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a ball; the ball chases a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) duck (c) banana (d) pillow
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into an urn; the urn chases an apple; the apple falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) pillow (b) igloo (c) apple (d) urn
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto an orange; the orange pulls a mirror; the mirror tickles a goat; the goat sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) needle (b) orange (c) guava (d) mirror
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) lamp (c) violin (d) anchor
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a guava; the guava falls into a coconut; the coconut pulls an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) duck (c) guava (d) jeep

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