Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 40 · 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) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a flute; the flute tickles an ant; the ant pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) vase (b) flute (c) tent (d) net
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a key; the key crashes into an anchor; the anchor sits on a cat; the cat pulls a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) anchor (b) radio (c) drum (d) cat
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a cat; the cat falls into a spoon; the spoon pulls an orange; the orange tickles an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) spoon (c) cat (d) anchor
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a whistle; the whistle chases an apple; the apple jumps over a jeep; the jeep sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) frog (b) jeep (c) apple (d) whistle
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a ladder; the ladder rolls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) parrot (c) violin (d) lamp
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a key; the key chases an umpire; the umpire sits on a candle; the candle falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) candle (c) key (d) umpire
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a glass; the glass falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) spoon (c) lamp (d) glass
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a pillow; the pillow sings to an urn; the urn bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) urn (b) kettle (c) jeep (d) pillow
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a needle; the needle sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a sock; the sock jumps over a tent. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) ice cream (c) tent (d) van
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a drum; the drum tickles a radio; the radio sits on a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) candle (b) radio (c) drum (d) ball
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into a mango; the mango chases a flute; the flute rolls into a goat; the goat sits on a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) goat (c) flute (d) spoon
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a key; the key falls into a flute; the flute sits on a tent. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) flute (b) tent (c) parrot (d) key
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a pencil; the pencil falls into a tent; the tent bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) flute (c) rope (d) wallet
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a net; the net tickles a vase; the vase sits on a kite; the kite jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) nest (c) glass (d) vase
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a key; the key falls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a shoe. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) jeep (b) vase (c) shoe (d) key
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a van; the van bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) duck (c) van (d) kettle
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a fan; the fan falls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) flute (c) monkey (d) fan
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a duck; the duck jumps over a doll; the doll crashes into a jeep; the jeep sits on a lamp. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) duck (b) owl (c) lamp (d) doll
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over a glass; the glass sits on a duck; the duck tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) glass (c) sock (d) apple
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a drum; the drum sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) owl (b) pencil (c) lamp (d) flute
40. 40.🔗 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

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