Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 299 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into an ant; the ant sings to an umpire; the umpire jumps over a kite. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) ant (b) kite (c) tomato (d) umpire
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) flute (b) spoon (c) pencil (d) umpire
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a guava; the guava sits on a drum; the drum rolls into a ball; the ball sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) ball (b) duck (c) guava (d) drum
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a pillow; the pillow pulls a wallet; the wallet sits on a coconut; the coconut chases a duck. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) pillow (b) umpire (c) wallet (d) coconut
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on an onion; the onion tickles a kite; the kite pulls an orange; the orange rolls into an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) kite (c) onion (d) urn
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into an ant; the ant tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a key. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) wallet (b) key (c) mirror (d) pillow
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a duck; the duck chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) duck
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a van; the van falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an umpire; the umpire jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) van (b) umpire (c) apple (d) shoe
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into an urn. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) lemon (b) ladder (c) goat (d) candle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) ant (b) vase (c) wallet (d) ice cream
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto an orange; the orange rolls into a tiger; the tiger sits on an ant; the ant chases a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) van (b) shoe (c) tiger (d) ant
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a spoon; the spoon crashes into an urn; the urn sings to an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) urn (b) banana (c) spoon (d) goat
30. 30.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a mirror; the mirror crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) banana (b) candle (c) shoe (d) nest
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a guava; the guava jumps over a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) lemon (c) banana (d) radio
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into a nest; the nest pulls a lamp; the lamp chases a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) lamp (c) onion (d) igloo
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a watch; the watch sings to a duck; the duck jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) frog (b) nest (c) glass (d) duck
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over an igloo; the igloo sings to a banana; the banana falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) igloo (c) coconut (d) owl
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles a goat; the goat pulls a tent; the tent falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) banana (c) goat (d) umpire
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over a fan; the fan chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) mirror (c) owl (d) tiger
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a guava; the guava sits on an umpire; the umpire rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) bucket (b) jug (c) umpire (d) nest
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over an urn; the urn rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) frog (c) orange (d) urn
40. 40.🔗 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

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