Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 376 · 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 uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a radio; the radio sits on a van; the van chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) igloo (c) tiger (d) van
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a van; the van sits on a fan; the fan pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) guava (b) fan (c) candle (d) van
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a guava; the guava rolls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) lemon (b) spoon (c) guava (d) sock
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a guava; the guava falls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) inkpot (c) guava (d) jeep
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a flute; the flute pulls an anchor; the anchor crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) monkey (c) tomato (d) flute
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 ant sings to a jug; the jug crashes into a banana; the banana bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) banana (c) lemon (d) jug
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a violin; the violin sings to a glass. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) glass (b) violin (c) jalebi (d) inkpot
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.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a shoe; the shoe falls into a key; the key crashes into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) key (c) pencil (d) parrot
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a violin; the violin bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) lemon (b) needle (c) ball (d) violin
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a glass; the glass pulls a frog; the frog bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) watch (c) goat (d) glass
22. 22.🔗 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
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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a whistle; the whistle crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a cat; the cat rolls into a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) mirror (c) cat (d) whistle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a rose; the rose tickles an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) inkpot (c) jug (d) pencil
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into an apple; the apple tickles a tent. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) apple (b) tent (c) mirror (d) ant
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sings to a jug; the jug pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) jug (b) anchor (c) kite (d) ice cream
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a wallet; the wallet pulls a radio; the radio sings to a banana; the banana chases a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) whistle (c) banana (d) radio
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a frog; the frog tickles a guava; the guava chases a monkey; the monkey sits on a spoon. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) guava (b) frog (c) spoon (d) doll
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a tent; the tent chases a glass; the glass rolls into a shoe; the shoe tickles a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) shoe (c) glass (d) tomato
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a watch; the watch chases a sock; the sock tickles an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) guava (c) candle (d) sock
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a coconut; the coconut pulls an owl; the owl bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) ice cream (c) owl (d) shoe
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a duck; the duck falls into a jug; the jug sits on a lemon; the lemon crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) pencil (b) duck (c) igloo (d) lemon
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a ball; the ball jumps over a doll; the doll sings to a pillow; the pillow chases an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) doll (c) pillow (d) ball
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
40. 40.🔗 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

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