Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 368 · 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) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a ball; the ball rolls into a vase; the vase falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) goat (c) ball (d) parrot
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto an umpire; the umpire rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) duck (c) net (d) orange
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a sock; the sock sits on an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an ant; the ant chases an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) anchor (c) umpire (d) ant
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a vase; the vase sits on a watch; the watch pulls a pencil; the pencil jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) pencil (c) vase (d) tomato
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an onion; the onion bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) umbrella (b) onion (c) apple (d) radio
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a bucket; the bucket chases an orange; the orange pulls a needle; the needle falls into an ant. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) ant (b) orange (c) net (d) bucket
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a fan; the fan bounces onto a rope; the rope sits on a glass; the glass falls into a candle. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) watch (b) candle (c) fan (d) glass
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a guava; the guava falls into a nest; the nest pulls a doll; the doll sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) doll (b) pencil (c) nest (d) guava
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) parrot (b) banana (c) pencil (d) candle
23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into an owl; the owl chases a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) nest (c) banana (d) key
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into an apple; the apple jumps over a monkey; the monkey chases a pencil; the pencil pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) pencil (c) apple (d) cat
28. 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a doll; the doll chases a key; the key crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) jalebi (b) doll (c) key (d) ball
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a vase; the vase sings to a coconut; the coconut jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) vase (b) ice cream (c) umpire (d) jeep
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles a ladder; the ladder jumps over a drum; the drum chases an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) orange (b) drum (c) ladder (d) urn
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over a kite; the kite crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) kite (b) frog (c) net (d) bucket
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on a jug; the jug sings to a coconut; the coconut tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) rope (d) kettle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a nest; the nest sits on a kite; the kite crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) kite (c) kettle (d) frog
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a key; the key jumps over an onion; the onion pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) tiger (b) lamp (c) key (d) onion
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a bucket; the bucket rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) apple (d) lemon
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into a ball; the ball rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) jug (b) umbrella (c) ball (d) urn
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a rose; the rose jumps over a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an umpire; the umpire tickles a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) umpire (c) rose (d) nest

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