Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 330 · 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) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) tomato (c) cat (d) anchor
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a drum; the drum falls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over an anchor; the anchor rolls into a net. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) glass (b) drum (c) umbrella (d) anchor
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a tent; the tent jumps over a monkey; the monkey chases a tiger; the tiger pulls a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) monkey (c) fan (d) tiger
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a bucket; the bucket tickles a tiger; the tiger rolls into a glass; the glass sings to an owl. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) owl (c) drum (d) tiger
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a van; the van chases a key; the key pulls a rose; the rose bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right after the key? (a) nest (b) umpire (c) rose (d) van
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a pillow; the pillow tickles a drum; the drum rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls an umpire. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) drum (b) spoon (c) coconut (d) pillow
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a duck; the duck bounces onto a flute; the flute pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) duck (c) spoon (d) flute
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a tent; the tent tickles a drum; the drum chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) lemon (c) lamp (d) inkpot
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a net; the net falls into an anchor; the anchor chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right before the net? (a) igloo (b) net (c) tiger (d) lamp
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a flute; the flute falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a van; the van bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) van (b) coconut (c) flute (d) bucket
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a kettle; the kettle jumps over a radio; the radio pulls an urn; the urn crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) radio (b) urn (c) rose (d) kettle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into an onion; the onion sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) wallet (d) onion
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into an orange; the orange sings to a guava; the guava chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over a radio. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) orange (b) monkey (c) drum (d) radio
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a parrot; the parrot chases a needle; the needle sings to a goat; the goat rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) duck (b) parrot (c) bucket (d) goat
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a watch; the watch sings to a monkey; the monkey chases a van; the van tickles an anchor. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) anchor (c) monkey (d) watch
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a kettle; the kettle chases a net; the net sits on a shoe; the shoe jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right before the net? (a) kettle (b) mirror (c) shoe (d) apple
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a doll; the doll sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mango (b) doll (c) goat (d) radio
34. 34.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a monkey; the monkey crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) monkey (c) frog (d) cat
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a net; the net rolls into a doll; the doll sings to a bucket; the bucket tickles a violin. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) net (b) ant (c) doll (d) violin
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on an urn; the urn pulls a violin; the violin bounces onto a rose; the rose crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) flute (b) pencil (c) urn (d) rose
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a sock; the sock tickles a ladder; the ladder falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) bucket (d) ladder
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a violin; the violin sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a needle; the needle pulls a shoe. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) needle (b) shoe (c) doll (d) vase
40. 40.🔗 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

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