Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 412 · 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 van bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a key; the key falls into an apple; the apple chases a lamp. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) lamp (c) key (d) van
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a doll; the doll falls into an apple; the apple pulls an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) apple (b) doll (c) umbrella (d) urn
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into an orange; the orange crashes into a key; the key chases a monkey; the monkey sings to a pencil. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) pencil (b) glass (c) orange (d) monkey
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a ball; the ball falls into a ladder; the ladder sits on an ant; the ant rolls into a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) ball (c) candle (d) ladder
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a watch; the watch crashes into a radio. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) radio (b) duck (c) anchor (d) watch
12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a jug; the jug jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a key. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) drum (b) jug (c) key (d) goat
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a lamp; the lamp sits on a guava; the guava tickles a fan; the fan jumps over a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) shoe (c) lamp (d) fan
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into an onion; the onion crashes into a sock; the sock pulls a rose; the rose jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) rose (c) sock (d) onion
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles an anchor; the anchor falls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) mango (b) glass (c) anchor (d) tomato
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
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 vase crashes into a pencil; the pencil sits on an umpire; the umpire falls into a rose; the rose chases a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) pencil (c) vase (d) umpire
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a flute; the flute sings to an owl; the owl chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) flute (b) igloo (c) fan (d) owl
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls an owl; the owl rolls into a ball; the ball falls into a vase; the vase sits on a cat. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) vase (b) ball (c) umpire (d) owl
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into a candle; the candle tickles a goat; the goat rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) nest (b) goat (c) coconut (d) candle
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a cat; the cat pulls a ladder; the ladder sings to an owl. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) parrot (b) violin (c) ladder (d) owl
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a pencil; the pencil rolls into a bucket; the bucket sits on an ant; the ant crashes into a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) pencil (c) frog (d) ant
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a monkey; the monkey crashes into a banana; the banana tickles an umpire; the umpire sits on a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) monkey (c) duck (d) key
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a nest; the nest sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) ice cream (c) tent (d) drum
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a duck; the duck tickles a bucket; the bucket sits on a ball; the ball rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) sock (c) bucket (d) ball
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls an urn; the urn falls into a fan; the fan sits on a violin; the violin bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) fan (c) violin (d) urn
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a rope; the rope falls into a bucket; the bucket chases an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) jeep (c) bucket (d) rope
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a needle; the needle tickles an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a coconut; the coconut sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) glass (b) anchor (c) coconut (d) needle

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