Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 231 · 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, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a needle; the needle chases a pillow; the pillow sings to a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) needle (c) pillow (d) apple
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to a mango. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) tomato (b) umpire (c) mango (d) parrot
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a pencil; the pencil jumps over a drum; the drum falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) kettle (b) pencil (c) watch (d) drum
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a net; the net rolls into a key; the key crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) kite (c) flute (d) mirror
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a mirror; the mirror sits on a vase; the vase crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) mirror (b) pencil (c) wallet (d) candle
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on an umpire; the umpire sings to a duck; the duck crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) candle (c) apple (d) bucket
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a jeep; the jeep jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) shoe (d) kettle
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a parrot; the parrot rolls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) tomato (c) doll (d) sock
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a ball; the ball chases a key; the key falls into a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) jug (c) whistle (d) ice cream
27. 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a coconut; the coconut tickles a tiger; the tiger sings to an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) inkpot (c) ice cream (d) mango
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on a sock; the sock sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) shoe (c) mirror (d) sock
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a jug; the jug jumps over a rope. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) drum (b) rope (c) umbrella (d) apple
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a tent; the tent sings to a jeep; the jeep rolls into a radio; the radio sits on a ladder. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) radio (b) ladder (c) monkey (d) tent
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a candle; the candle rolls into a goat; the goat crashes into a van; the van tickles an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) kite (c) candle (d) van
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a van; the van sings to a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) van (b) jeep (c) banana (d) ice cream
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to an ant; the ant rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a tent; the tent falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) orange (b) vase (c) ant (d) tent
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a violin; the violin jumps over a flute; the flute falls into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) violin (b) nest (c) lemon (d) flute
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a rope; the rope rolls into an owl; the owl jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) frog (b) drum (c) owl (d) mirror
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a glass; the glass chases a jeep; the jeep tickles a doll; the doll jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) ant (b) glass (c) jeep (d) umbrella
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a frog; the frog rolls into a pillow; the pillow sits on an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) frog (c) urn (d) rope
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a tent; the tent sings to a pencil; the pencil chases a jeep; the jeep crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) coconut (c) tent (d) pencil

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