Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 48 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a fan; the fan sings to a glass; the glass pulls a rose; the rose jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) candle (b) rose (c) watch (d) glass
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a vase; the vase rolls into a violin; the violin chases an igloo; the igloo crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) igloo (c) vase (d) shoe
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a parrot; the parrot chases an onion; the onion jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on a kite. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) onion (c) parrot (d) tent
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) tent (c) rope (d) wallet
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a frog; the frog chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) flute (b) frog (c) mirror (d) tomato
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a duck; the duck bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a mirror; the mirror jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) lemon (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) igloo
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a ball; the ball sings to a candle; the candle tickles a pencil; the pencil jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) ball (b) wallet (c) pencil (d) mango
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a duck; the duck rolls into an ant; the ant tickles a candle; the candle crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) fan (b) duck (c) candle (d) ant
18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a parrot; the parrot jumps over a spoon; the spoon sits on a candle; the candle crashes into a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) glass (c) spoon (d) parrot
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a parrot; the parrot crashes into a duck; the duck jumps over a nest; the nest bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) watch (b) mirror (c) nest (d) duck
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into a parrot; the parrot tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a key. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) ice cream (b) onion (c) frog (d) key
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a net; the net crashes into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an onion; the onion tickles a tent. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) net (c) onion (d) ladder
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases an urn; the urn bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sits on a lemon; the lemon rolls into a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) lemon (c) urn (d) onion
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a glass; the glass chases a key; the key sits on a tomato; the tomato sings to an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) tomato (c) onion (d) key
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a goat; the goat rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a pencil; the pencil sings to a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) shoe (c) goat (d) cat
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a tomato; the tomato rolls into a ball; the ball falls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a violin. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) ball (b) tomato (c) mirror (d) cat
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a mirror; the mirror crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a pencil. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) kettle (c) rope (d) pencil
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to an onion; the onion pulls an urn; the urn chases a whistle; the whistle falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) whistle (b) urn (c) drum (d) onion
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an anchor; the anchor jumps over an urn; the urn bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) urn (d) umbrella
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a van; the van chases a radio; the radio falls into a mirror; the mirror pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) radio (b) shoe (c) watch (d) van
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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a mango; the mango rolls into a kite; the kite sings to a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) bucket (c) shoe (d) kite
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a tomato; the tomato chases an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on a lamp. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) needle (d) tomato

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