Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 363 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a guava; the guava rolls into a kettle; the kettle chases a shoe; the shoe sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) shoe (b) urn (c) fan (d) guava
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a flute; the flute pulls a mirror; the mirror falls into a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) candle (c) goat (d) mirror
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a rope; the rope jumps over a goat; the goat tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) guava (c) banana (d) rope
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a goat; the goat pulls a wallet; the wallet sings to a pencil; the pencil jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) pencil (b) fan (c) coconut (d) goat
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a goat; the goat rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) tiger (b) goat (c) orange (d) doll
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a mango; the mango falls into a glass; the glass sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) whistle (b) watch (c) glass (d) goat
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a nest; the nest bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a watch; the watch sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) urn (b) onion (c) ant (d) nest
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a ball; the ball tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) candle (b) mango (c) mirror (d) doll
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a rose; the rose chases a banana; the banana rolls into a glass; the glass jumps over a coconut. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) glass (b) coconut (c) rose (d) banana
19. 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a radio. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) radio (b) kettle (c) goat (d) onion
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a tent; the tent crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a spoon; the spoon jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) lemon (b) inkpot (c) tent (d) spoon
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into an onion; the onion pulls an urn; the urn crashes into a needle; the needle jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) whistle (b) lemon (c) needle (d) onion
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a net; the net jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into a fan; the fan sits on a lamp. Which item comes right after the net? (a) lemon (b) fan (c) rope (d) lamp
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a net; the net tickles a banana; the banana sits on a doll; the doll jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) doll (c) jug (d) drum
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over a jeep; the jeep rolls into a fan; the fan falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) fan (b) ball (c) pencil (d) jeep
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a cat; the cat sits on an onion; the onion rolls into a shoe; the shoe falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) cat (c) bucket (d) ant
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a kite; the kite chases a banana. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) tiger (b) ice cream (c) banana (d) kite
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a tent; the tent jumps over a sock; the sock chases a violin; the violin falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) jeep (b) tent (c) violin (d) sock
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a tomato; the tomato sings to a ball; the ball bounces onto a whistle; the whistle falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) apple (b) ball (c) whistle (d) tomato
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a parrot; the parrot sits on a pencil. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) parrot (b) pencil (c) anchor (d) pillow
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a drum; the drum pulls a kite; the kite tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) tent (c) kite (d) net

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