Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 312 · 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) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a duck; the duck sings to a jeep; the jeep chases a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) bucket (c) duck (d) jeep
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a key; the key chases a parrot; the parrot sings to a frog; the frog jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) spoon (b) umpire (c) frog (d) parrot
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a mango; the mango jumps over an apple; the apple chases a doll; the doll crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) doll (b) kite (c) mango (d) apple
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a kite; the kite pulls an apple; the apple jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) coconut (c) apple (d) pencil
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.🔗 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
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 net sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) bucket (c) drum (d) anchor
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a jug; the jug sings to a fan; the fan crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) jug (b) mirror (c) fan (d) shoe
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a glass; the glass jumps over a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) pillow (c) vase (d) glass
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a ladder; the ladder chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) candle (b) ladder (c) goat (d) fan
19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a tent; the tent sits on a ball; the ball falls into a frog; the frog jumps over a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) frog (d) ball
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles an igloo; the igloo crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) igloo (c) van (d) apple
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a lamp; the lamp sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) apple (b) wallet (c) lamp (d) jug
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a key; the key pulls a duck; the duck chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) key (b) van (c) wallet (d) spoon
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into a candle; the candle chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) candle (c) igloo (d) guava
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a candle; the candle bounces onto a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) ice cream (d) candle
27. 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a kettle; the kettle pulls a doll; the doll falls into a duck; the duck sings to a goat. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) lamp (c) doll (d) duck
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a goat; the goat chases a needle; the needle sings to a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) duck (c) onion (d) goat
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles an apple; the apple rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a kettle. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) apple (b) flute (c) tomato (d) tiger
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a pencil; the pencil jumps over a kite; the kite pulls a rose. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) rose (d) umpire
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot chases a whistle; the whistle rolls into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) whistle (d) fan
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a tomato; the tomato falls into a jug; the jug sings to an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the key? (a) doll (b) jug (c) tomato (d) key

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