Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 510 · 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 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a candle; the candle bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a key; the key sings to a vase. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) candle (b) igloo (c) key (d) mirror
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a goat; the goat pulls a key; the key chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a net. Which item comes right after the key? (a) net (b) goat (c) tomato (d) ladder
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a ball; the ball tickles a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a kettle. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) ice cream (b) bucket (c) ball (d) jalebi
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a shoe; the shoe pulls a jug; the jug falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) shoe (b) onion (c) goat (d) jug
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a violin; the violin sits on a doll; the doll sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) rope (b) sock (c) doll (d) violin
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a fan; the fan sits on a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) pencil (b) banana (c) anchor (d) glass
16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a radio; the radio falls into a monkey; the monkey tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) apple (c) radio (d) monkey
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into an onion; the onion sits on an ant; the ant chases an orange; the orange tickles a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) onion (b) van (c) duck (d) orange
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a lemon; the lemon rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a van; the van chases a key. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) goat (b) sock (c) van (d) lemon
24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sits on an urn; the urn tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) glass (d) jeep
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a fan; the fan tickles a monkey; the monkey pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) key (b) vase (c) fan (d) igloo
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a fan; the fan sits on a tent; the tent rolls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) tent (c) mirror (d) glass
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a frog; the frog pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) lemon (b) urn (c) igloo (d) cat
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a frog; the frog chases a nest; the nest pulls an onion; the onion tickles a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) frog (c) onion (d) nest
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a violin; the violin chases an umpire; the umpire tickles a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) umpire
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a sock; the sock chases a mirror; the mirror tickles a lemon; the lemon sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) net (b) lemon (c) sock (d) mirror
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a nest; the nest sings to a jeep; the jeep falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a violin. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) nest (c) banana (d) jeep
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a banana; the banana sits on a glass; the glass jumps over a needle; the needle chases an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) tomato (c) banana (d) needle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a monkey; the monkey rolls into an orange; the orange tickles a sock. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) orange (c) igloo (d) monkey
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a candle; the candle falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) banana (c) candle (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a rose; the rose crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a fan; the fan sits on a goat. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) kite (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a jeep; the jeep pulls a drum; the drum sits on a net; the net rolls into an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) apple (c) jeep (d) drum
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to a key; the key falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) umpire (b) key (c) glass (d) flute

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