Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 309 · 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 umpire falls into a vase; the vase sits on a nest; the nest bounces onto an orange; the orange pulls an ant. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) orange (b) vase (c) umpire (d) ant
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a violin; the violin sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) ladder
6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into an urn; the urn sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) owl (c) vase (d) apple
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a candle; the candle jumps over a kite; the kite pulls a radio; the radio tickles a jeep. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) whistle (b) jeep (c) candle (d) kite
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a net; the net rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a radio; the radio sings to a van. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) net (c) van (d) ant
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into a duck; the duck sings to a tomato; the tomato rolls into an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) inkpot (c) duck (d) ladder
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into an ant; the ant sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto a whistle; the whistle pulls a fan. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) whistle (b) duck (c) ant (d) igloo
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a lemon; the lemon crashes into an ant; the ant jumps over a wallet; the wallet falls into an urn. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) urn (d) lemon
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a glass; the glass tickles a vase; the vase chases a jug; the jug bounces onto an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) jug (c) glass (d) vase
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a net; the net tickles a cat; the cat rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into a rope. Which item comes right before the net? (a) cat (b) candle (c) net (d) rope
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a kite; the kite falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) goat (b) rose (c) kite (d) mirror
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a vase; the vase rolls into a pillow. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) pillow (c) vase (d) fan
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an umpire; the umpire pulls an onion; the onion jumps over a rose; the rose rolls into a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) onion (c) whistle (d) umpire
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a needle; the needle jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) ice cream (b) tiger (c) needle (d) bucket
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an urn; the urn rolls into a vase; the vase tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) radio (c) cat (d) urn
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a lamp; the lamp rolls into a guava; the guava bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) needle (c) orange (d) lamp
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent rolls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a mango; the mango falls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) coconut (b) tent (c) tomato (d) mango
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a tomato; the tomato chases a rose; the rose rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) watch (b) tomato (c) rose (d) anchor
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a pencil; the pencil chases an umpire; the umpire rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) needle (c) anchor (d) umbrella
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a needle; the needle rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over an orange. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) rope (c) vase (d) orange
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a candle; the candle sings to a guava; the guava rolls into a net. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) radio (b) candle (c) net (d) jug
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a guava; the guava sits on an ant; the ant tickles an urn; the urn pulls a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) kite (c) urn (d) ant

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