Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 256 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) mirror (b) rope (c) owl (d) umbrella
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into an apple; the apple falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) apple (c) sock (d) coconut
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles an owl; the owl sits on an igloo; the igloo rolls into a coconut; the coconut falls into a nest. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) wallet (b) coconut (c) nest (d) igloo
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a mango; the mango rolls into a jug; the jug tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) mango (c) jug (d) coconut
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a frog; the frog pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) drum (c) frog (d) duck
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sits on a duck; the duck falls into a frog; the frog crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) frog (c) spoon (d) duck
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a nest; the nest sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) inkpot (b) radio (c) nest (d) umpire
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a frog; the frog sits on a van. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) bucket (b) lamp (c) frog (d) umbrella
20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
22. 22.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a fan; the fan jumps over a flute; the flute sits on an urn; the urn rolls into a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) tomato (c) flute (d) urn
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a radio; the radio chases a shoe; the shoe jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto a frog. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) ladder (d) radio
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a radio; the radio chases a jug; the jug bounces onto a mirror; the mirror rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) mirror (b) whistle (c) jug (d) apple
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a net; the net sings to an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) guava (b) lemon (c) jug (d) net
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a lamp; the lamp chases a violin; the violin sits on a goat; the goat pulls a mango. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) violin (b) lamp (c) mango (d) goat
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a tiger; the tiger chases a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) jalebi (c) ball (d) mirror
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a glass; the glass tickles an owl; the owl sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) glass (b) owl (c) flute (d) ice cream
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a watch; the watch chases an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) ant (d) jalebi
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 coconut sits on a key; the key pulls a lemon; the lemon chases a tent; the tent sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) coconut (b) tent (c) key (d) lemon
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a shoe; the shoe rolls into a key; the key sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) key (c) anchor (d) ladder
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a ball; the ball falls into a vase; the vase sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) mirror (c) ball (d) guava
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a guava; the guava rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) banana (b) anchor (c) umbrella (d) guava
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a mango; the mango sings to an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) anchor (d) monkey
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into an orange; the orange sings to a ladder; the ladder sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) tent (b) umpire (c) ladder (d) orange

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