Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 290 · 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, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a drum; the drum sits on a glass; the glass jumps over a candle; the candle tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) candle (b) onion (c) pencil (d) glass
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a goat; the goat falls into a doll; the doll chases an urn; the urn rolls into a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) fan (c) urn (d) doll
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto a sock; the sock tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) parrot (b) drum (c) sock (d) pillow
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) guava (c) bucket (d) apple
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a kite; the kite crashes into a sock; the sock rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) ant (b) kite (c) flute (d) sock
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on an owl; the owl rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases a kettle; the kettle pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) kettle (b) rope (c) tomato (d) owl
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) rope (b) monkey (c) whistle (d) violin
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into an apple; the apple sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) vase (b) apple (c) umpire (d) shoe
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a flute; the flute tickles an onion; the onion jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) onion (b) flute (c) rose (d) drum
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) fan (c) apple (d) bucket
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into a shoe; the shoe falls into a key; the key bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right before the key? (a) rose (b) shoe (c) sock (d) key
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a monkey; the monkey rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) ice cream (b) monkey (c) flute (d) kettle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a rose; the rose chases a parrot; the parrot sings to an urn; the urn rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) parrot (c) coconut (d) candle
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a rose; the rose falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) coconut (b) anchor (c) rose (d) inkpot
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a banana; the banana sits on a ball; the ball tickles a kite; the kite pulls an igloo. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) van (b) ball (c) banana (d) igloo
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a needle; the needle crashes into a candle; the candle pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) tent (b) needle (c) kite (d) candle
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 fan falls into a nest; the nest tickles an ant; the ant rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) nest (b) ladder (c) ant (d) jeep
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a wallet; the wallet sits on a mirror; the mirror pulls a net; the net sings to a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) urn (c) wallet (d) net
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a lamp; the lamp tickles a ladder; the ladder chases a frog; the frog falls into a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) ladder (c) wallet (d) lamp
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a duck; the duck pulls a fan; the fan tickles a candle; the candle chases a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) ant (c) candle (d) fan
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to a vase; the vase rolls into a watch; the watch sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) umpire (d) vase
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a rose; the rose chases a rope; the rope crashes into a tomato; the tomato pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) tomato (b) cat (c) ant (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a fan; the fan chases a spoon; the spoon jumps over a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) ant (c) drum (d) fan
40. 40.🔗 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

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