Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 383 · 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) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a glass; the glass rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) parrot (c) glass (d) bucket
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on an apple; the apple tickles a spoon; the spoon crashes into a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) monkey (c) rose (d) apple
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into an urn; the urn jumps over a ladder; the ladder tickles a doll; the doll chases a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) radio (c) needle (d) ladder
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jeep; the jeep pulls a spoon; the spoon chases a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) shoe (c) van (d) spoon
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a rose; the rose chases a tiger; the tiger falls into a van. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tomato (b) ice cream (c) tiger (d) van
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a sock; the sock chases a duck; the duck crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) apple (c) jeep (d) duck
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into a guava; the guava falls into a banana; the banana chases a goat. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) banana (b) key (c) wallet (d) guava
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a pillow. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) apple (b) jug (c) pencil (d) pillow
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a jeep; the jeep tickles a flute; the flute chases a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) doll (c) jug (d) jeep
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a doll; the doll bounces onto an onion; the onion tickles a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) flute (c) onion (d) doll
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a fan; the fan bounces onto a monkey; the monkey chases a lemon; the lemon falls into a sock. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) fan (b) monkey (c) bucket (d) sock
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into an orange; the orange chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) orange (b) fan (c) key (d) lamp
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a ball; the ball falls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) violin (b) ball (c) frog (d) pillow
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a violin; the violin chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) ice cream
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into a shoe; the shoe falls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) orange (c) kettle (d) watch
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over an owl; the owl bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a guava. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) guava (b) owl (c) inkpot (d) shoe
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a fan; the fan sits on an apple; the apple sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) apple (c) shoe (d) fan
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a violin; the violin sings to a ball; the ball falls into a candle; the candle chases a cat. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) cat (b) candle (c) ball (d) monkey
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a goat; the goat pulls a ladder; the ladder rolls into a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) lamp (c) ladder (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a mango; the mango chases a shoe; the shoe tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) goat (c) urn (d) mango
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a guava; the guava crashes into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) urn (c) pillow (d) wallet

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