Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 472 · 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) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a key; the key falls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a parrot; the parrot sits on a frog. Which item comes right before the key? (a) pillow (b) key (c) frog (d) jeep
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a pillow; the pillow falls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) banana (c) pillow (d) tiger
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a cat; the cat pulls a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) apple (c) cat (d) monkey
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a rope; the rope crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) monkey (c) rope (d) drum
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a candle; the candle chases a lemon; the lemon pulls a flute; the flute crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) spoon (c) lemon (d) drum
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls an anchor; the anchor chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kettle; the kettle crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) watch (b) kettle (c) ladder (d) anchor
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a kite; the kite chases a shoe. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) kite (b) igloo (c) shoe (d) bucket
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a jug; the jug rolls into a nest; the nest falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) ice cream (c) drum (d) nest
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a doll; the doll sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) igloo (c) tiger (d) onion
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a banana; the banana pulls a fan; the fan crashes into a mango; the mango bounces onto a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) mango (c) vase (d) cat
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a candle; the candle sits on a goat; the goat bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a mango. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) candle (b) mango (c) banana (d) ice cream
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) vase (b) cat (c) apple (d) jeep
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into an orange; the orange pulls a pillow; the pillow tickles a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) anchor (b) rose (c) coconut (d) pillow
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a watch; the watch sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto a glass; the glass rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) banana (b) jeep (c) watch (d) ball
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 umbrella sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a fan; the fan pulls a flute; the flute rolls into a goat. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) umbrella (b) anchor (c) flute (d) fan
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over a ladder; the ladder rolls into a van; the van chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the van? (a) guava (b) pillow (c) pencil (d) van
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a nest; the nest sings to a key; the key sits on a mango; the mango falls into an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) radio (c) key (d) mango
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls an onion; the onion rolls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a lamp. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) monkey (c) lamp (d) lemon
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over an urn; the urn crashes into a duck; the duck sits on a monkey; the monkey falls into an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) duck (c) apple (d) urn
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a parrot; the parrot chases a rose; the rose falls into a radio; the radio sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) bucket (b) radio (c) parrot (d) tent
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a duck; the duck chases a doll; the doll pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) doll (d) ant
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a key; the key jumps over an orange; the orange sits on a violin. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) flute (c) wallet (d) orange
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a bucket; the bucket tickles a watch; the watch chases an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) radio (c) bucket (d) watch
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a kite; the kite tickles a mango; the mango bounces onto a van; the van sings to a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) wallet (d) van
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a tiger; the tiger sits on a goat; the goat tickles a jeep; the jeep chases a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) flute (b) goat (c) jeep (d) tiger

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