Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 339 · 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) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire tickles a vase; the vase bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sits on a tent. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) umpire (b) tent (c) vase (d) mirror
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
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.🔗 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
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 doll rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an apple; the apple sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a van. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) lemon (b) doll (c) ice cream (d) van
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a jug; the jug tickles a duck; the duck crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) jug (b) mango (c) fan (d) lemon
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a goat; the goat falls into a cat; the cat chases a radio; the radio sits on a needle. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) needle (c) goat (d) radio
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a radio; the radio tickles a violin; the violin sings to a glass; the glass falls into a van. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) violin (b) van (c) wallet (d) radio
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a doll; the doll tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) candle (c) doll (d) tomato
19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a nest; the nest pulls a vase; the vase sings to a guava; the guava crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) coconut (b) nest (c) vase (d) net
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a radio; the radio tickles a flute; the flute rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) radio (b) whistle (c) fan (d) flute
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an onion; the onion chases an orange; the orange rolls into a tent; the tent crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) orange (b) whistle (c) onion (d) tent
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into a whistle; the whistle sings to an umbrella; the umbrella chases a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) net (c) umbrella (d) tiger
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a bucket; the bucket rolls into an onion; the onion jumps over a vase; the vase tickles a violin. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) kettle (b) vase (c) violin (d) bucket
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over a doll; the doll chases an apple; the apple pulls a banana; the banana crashes into a van. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) radio (b) doll (c) banana (d) van
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) igloo (c) bucket (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an anchor; the anchor tickles a fan; the fan chases a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) fan (c) umbrella (d) lamp
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a mirror; the mirror crashes into an ant; the ant falls into an apple; the apple sings to a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) apple (b) radio (c) ant (d) tiger
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a doll; the doll sings to a violin; the violin tickles a mirror; the mirror falls into a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) violin (b) doll (c) bucket (d) mirror
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a duck; the duck sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls a van; the van sits on a rose. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) anchor (c) glass (d) rose
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a jug; the jug sits on an orange; the orange rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) jug (b) frog (c) igloo (d) lamp
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a doll; the doll pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) spoon (b) kite (c) parrot (d) doll
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a drum; the drum chases a watch; the watch falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) drum (b) bucket (c) watch (d) sock
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 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

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