Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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