Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 305 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a vase; the vase falls into an owl; the owl chases a key; the key sits on a ladder. Which item comes right before the key? (a) owl (b) vase (c) mirror (d) key
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over an ant; the ant falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a key; the key chases a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) igloo (c) spoon (d) ant
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a glass; the glass pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) bucket (c) umbrella (d) rope
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a flute; the flute sits on a lamp; the lamp crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) lamp (b) radio (c) parrot (d) igloo
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into an urn; the urn chases a vase; the vase sings to an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) inkpot (b) bucket (c) umpire (d) urn
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases an umpire; the umpire tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a glass; the glass sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) guava (b) violin (c) umpire (d) jeep
13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a nest; the nest tickles an apple. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) whistle (b) needle (c) candle (d) nest
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a jeep; the jeep pulls a glass; the glass jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) ant (b) doll (c) glass (d) jeep
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto a ball; the ball sings to a flute; the flute crashes into a glass. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) drum (c) net (d) flute
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a flute; the flute chases a banana; the banana bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) doll (c) drum (d) banana
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a rope; the rope sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) nest (c) guava (d) pillow
22. 22.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a tent; the tent bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) tent (d) ice cream
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a pencil; the pencil jumps over a kite; the kite crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) ice cream (b) rose (c) pencil (d) lamp
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) ball (c) rose (d) cat
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) vase (c) cat (d) tiger
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a ladder; the ladder chases a sock; the sock sits on a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) ladder (c) sock (d) pencil
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a watch; the watch falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) kettle (c) spoon (d) watch
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles an urn; the urn sits on a kite; the kite bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) parrot (b) urn (c) apple (d) goat
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls an owl; the owl jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) onion (c) lamp (d) drum
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a mango. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) tomato (b) pillow (c) jug (d) umbrella
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a net; the net rolls into a key; the key sits on a duck; the duck chases a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) duck (c) key (d) net
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) guava (b) ant (c) mirror (d) rope
39. 39.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
40. 40.🔗 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

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