Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 234 · 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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a rope. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) vase (b) rope (c) spoon (d) flute
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a violin; the violin sits on a kettle; the kettle falls into a nest; the nest jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) kettle (b) nest (c) violin (d) monkey
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a cat; the cat crashes into an ant; the ant chases a fan; the fan bounces onto an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) fan (c) monkey (d) ant
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to an urn; the urn crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over an owl; the owl pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) spoon (b) urn (c) orange (d) coconut
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a frog; the frog bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) jug (d) jeep
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a ball; the ball rolls into a candle; the candle sings to an umpire. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) rope (c) umpire (d) ball
10. 10.🔗 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
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: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into an apple; the apple falls into a tiger; the tiger chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) monkey (c) apple (d) orange
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a mirror; the mirror pulls a jeep; the jeep chases a drum; the drum bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) jeep (c) umbrella (d) needle
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a banana; the banana rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) pillow (c) banana (d) candle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a doll; the doll chases a guava; the guava pulls a pillow; the pillow tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) doll (b) pillow (c) ball (d) guava
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to a duck. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) ladder (b) mango (c) tomato (d) bucket
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a vase; the vase sits on a needle; the needle chases an onion; the onion tickles a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) vase (c) radio (d) needle
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls a whistle; the whistle sings to a net; the net crashes into a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) tiger (c) net (d) whistle
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a duck; the duck tickles a parrot; the parrot chases a watch; the watch jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) watch (b) duck (c) umpire (d) cat
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a nest; the nest pulls a van; the van falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) radio (d) watch
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a parrot; the parrot rolls into a duck; the duck sits on an igloo; the igloo sings to a shoe. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) shoe (b) parrot (c) duck (d) sock
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a candle; the candle chases a drum; the drum pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) orange (c) drum (d) candle
30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over a wallet; the wallet rolls into a kite. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) radio (b) wallet (c) kite (d) watch
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a frog; the frog sits on a glass; the glass chases a candle; the candle rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) frog (b) candle (c) glass (d) whistle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a fan; the fan sings to an anchor; the anchor rolls into a mirror; the mirror chases a candle. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) fan (b) mirror (c) mango (d) candle
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a lamp; the lamp chases a pillow; the pillow falls into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) umpire (c) cat (d) lamp
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over an orange; the orange sings to a rope; the rope falls into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) pillow (c) orange (d) fan
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a sock; the sock bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) radio (b) ant (c) guava (d) sock

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