Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 382 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases an owl; the owl sings to a monkey; the monkey pulls a jug; the jug rolls into a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) jug (c) owl (d) rope
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a watch; the watch sits on a mirror; the mirror jumps over a cat; the cat sings to a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) mirror (c) kite (d) watch
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a rose; the rose crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a sock; the sock tickles a whistle. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) duck (c) rose (d) whistle
9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a radio; the radio sings to a sock; the sock tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) mango (c) sock (d) radio
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a shoe; the shoe tickles a rose; the rose chases a net; the net bounces onto a pillow. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) shoe (b) net (c) pillow (d) rose
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a candle; the candle tickles a needle; the needle falls into an igloo; the igloo rolls into an apple. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) needle (c) umbrella (d) apple
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a jeep; the jeep crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) anchor (b) jeep (c) rose (d) vase
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
21. 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a fan; the fan falls into a nest; the nest rolls into an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) nest (b) urn (c) key (d) fan
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a tent; the tent jumps over an orange; the orange pulls a tomato; the tomato chases a drum. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) drum (b) orange (c) pillow (d) tent
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a watch; the watch jumps over a rope; the rope crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) rope (b) wallet (c) doll (d) ball
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a jug; the jug chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) doll (b) banana (c) ladder (d) pillow
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a wallet; the wallet chases a goat; the goat jumps over a key; the key rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) pencil (b) tiger (c) wallet (d) key
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a whistle; the whistle sits on a sock; the sock pulls a lemon; the lemon jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) sock (b) whistle (c) coconut (d) nest
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a jeep; the jeep rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into a needle. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) coconut (c) ball (d) inkpot
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a flute; the flute rolls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) van (b) lamp (c) doll (d) flute
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into an owl; the owl sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) van (c) jeep (d) orange
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a sock; the sock sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a duck; the duck chases a mango. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) sock (b) mango (c) duck (d) pencil
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a nest; the nest tickles a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) parrot (b) nest (c) ant (d) anchor
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a shoe; the shoe chases a ladder. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) coconut (b) shoe (c) banana (d) ladder
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a fan; the fan chases a goat; the goat sits on a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) frog (c) ant (d) goat
38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a violin; the violin bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a pillow; the pillow tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) ball (b) violin (c) apple (d) jeep
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the van? (a) doll (b) radio (c) onion (d) van

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