Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 538 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a flute; the flute pulls a van; the van bounces onto a jeep; the jeep rolls into a bucket. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) van (c) bucket (d) glass
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into a candle; the candle pulls a tiger. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) tiger (c) jeep (d) lemon
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a rose. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) ant (b) kite (c) umbrella (d) rose
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a kite; the kite tickles a frog; the frog rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) coconut (b) tomato (c) frog (d) kite
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.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a doll; the doll tickles a key; the key jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) ice cream (b) mirror (c) orange (d) key
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto an anchor; the anchor rolls into an onion; the onion jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) anchor (c) frog (d) goat
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a ladder; the ladder chases a violin; the violin sits on a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) violin (b) radio (c) van (d) rope
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a van; the van crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a goat; the goat chases a banana. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) fan (b) lemon (c) banana (d) goat
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles an owl; the owl sings to a van; the van rolls into a lamp; the lamp falls into a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) orange (c) kettle (d) van
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a spoon; the spoon crashes into an onion; the onion pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) umpire (b) kettle (c) onion (d) lemon
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a flute; the flute bounces onto a duck; the duck rolls into a needle; the needle pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) lemon (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) needle
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) bucket (b) umpire (c) jug (d) tent
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a tomato; the tomato chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) tomato (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) shoe
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles an apple; the apple pulls a fan; the fan sings to a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) fan (b) apple (c) monkey (d) ice cream
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a radio; the radio jumps over an orange; the orange bounces onto a nest; the nest chases a net. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) net (b) radio (c) nest (d) pencil
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a flute; the flute crashes into an apple; the apple tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a net. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) apple (d) spoon
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a wallet; the wallet sits on a candle; the candle tickles a flute; the flute crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) candle (c) wallet (d) banana
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a candle; the candle tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a parrot. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) ladder (b) candle (c) parrot (d) drum
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a mango; the mango sings to a nest; the nest rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) umbrella (c) kite (d) mango
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to an urn; the urn falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a drum; the drum chases a jalebi. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) urn (c) owl (d) umpire
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases an owl; the owl sits on a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pillow (b) inkpot (c) ball (d) owl

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