Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 489 · 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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a ladder. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) fan (c) pillow (d) ladder
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a cat; the cat chases a pillow; the pillow tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a banana. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) pillow (b) cat (c) urn (d) umpire
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into a violin; the violin sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) shoe (c) glass (d) violin
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a key; the key rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) key (c) guava (d) monkey
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (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 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a net; the net falls into a duck; the duck pulls a rope; the rope tickles a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) rope (c) net (d) duck
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a key; the key rolls into a jeep; the jeep sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto a goat. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) umpire (b) jeep (c) key (d) urn
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a banana; the banana sings to an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a frog; the frog chases an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) frog (c) onion (d) igloo
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a duck; the duck sits on a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) drum (c) jeep (d) doll
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a banana; the banana jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into a glass; the glass sits on a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) monkey (c) glass (d) coconut
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) tiger (c) coconut (d) mirror
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an umpire; the umpire pulls a drum; the drum sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) ladder (b) duck (c) umpire (d) drum
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a coconut; the coconut chases a fan; the fan sings to a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) ball (c) rose (d) doll
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 needle rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a kettle; the kettle chases a spoon; the spoon falls into a banana. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) banana (b) spoon (c) needle (d) kettle
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a fan; the fan falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a flute; the flute chases a candle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) flute (b) duck (c) fan (d) owl
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into an umpire; the umpire pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a vase; the vase chases a lemon. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) vase (b) pencil (c) umpire (d) whistle
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a flute; the flute falls into an apple; the apple crashes into a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) goat (c) urn (d) apple
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles an owl; the owl pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a jug; the jug rolls into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) umbrella (b) jug (c) kite (d) owl
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a radio; the radio tickles a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) key (b) mirror (c) radio (d) anchor
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a rope; the rope jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) jug (c) lemon (d) fan
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a ball; the ball chases a cat; the cat rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) ice cream (c) coconut (d) radio
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
37. 37.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a key; the key rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) inkpot (b) duck (c) drum (d) key
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over an anchor; the anchor sits on a goat; the goat bounces onto a pillow; the pillow tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) doll (d) radio
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to a spoon; the spoon falls into an apple; the apple chases a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) watch

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