Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 267 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a needle; the needle rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a bucket; the bucket falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) ice cream
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a radio; the radio tickles a needle; the needle chases a cat; the cat jumps over a ball. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) needle (b) ball (c) cat (d) drum
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a coconut; the coconut chases a kite; the kite falls into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) kite (c) vase (d) pencil
9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a van; the van bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a spoon; the spoon crashes into a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) kettle (c) inkpot (d) anchor
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a wallet; the wallet jumps over a lemon; the lemon sings to an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) umbrella (c) lemon (d) cat
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a violin; the violin crashes into a tent; the tent sings to an ant; the ant chases a ball. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) violin (c) ant (d) tiger
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a watch; the watch chases a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) onion (c) watch (d) van
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a pillow; the pillow pulls a coconut; the coconut chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) pillow (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) owl
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls an onion; the onion jumps over a needle; the needle rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) onion (b) needle (c) jeep (d) shoe
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a vase; the vase crashes into a jug; the jug tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) bucket (c) jug (d) mango
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a needle; the needle tickles a key; the key crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the key? (a) net (b) jalebi (c) key (d) flute
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a lamp; the lamp sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) frog (b) umpire (c) needle (d) nest
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) urn (c) coconut (d) rope
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases an umpire. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) doll (b) monkey (c) umpire (d) parrot
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a mango; the mango crashes into a radio; the radio falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) flute (b) igloo (c) radio (d) mango
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles an ant; the ant crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto a van; the van jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the van? (a) radio (b) wallet (c) inkpot (d) van
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a drum; the drum chases a rope; the rope jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) bucket (b) apple (c) rope (d) tomato
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto a kite; the kite falls into a duck; the duck chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) pillow (c) kite (d) ball
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a jug; the jug sings to a mango; the mango crashes into an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) onion (c) jug (d) needle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a flute; the flute falls into an urn; the urn sings to an inkpot; the inkpot chases a glass. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) glass (b) inkpot (c) mango (d) flute
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over an igloo; the igloo crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a duck; the duck sits on a tomato. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) duck (b) tomato (c) orange (d) bucket
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a banana; the banana falls into a tent; the tent pulls a flute; the flute jumps over an orange. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) banana (c) ant (d) orange
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea

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