Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 555 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a needle; the needle tickles an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) urn (c) needle (d) tiger
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a fan; the fan tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) onion (b) flute (c) drum (d) fan
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls an anchor; the anchor sings to a violin; the violin falls into a nest; the nest rolls into an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) flute (c) inkpot (d) violin
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on an owl; the owl falls into a cat; the cat jumps over a banana; the banana sings to a rose. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) owl (b) banana (c) rose (d) cat
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a kettle. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) lemon (b) coconut (c) drum (d) kettle
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a radio; the radio sits on a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) radio (c) coconut (d) onion
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a parrot; the parrot rolls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) pillow (d) parrot
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a sock; the sock chases a net; the net jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a van. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) van (c) sock (d) tiger
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a radio; the radio crashes into a drum; the drum sings to a needle; the needle pulls a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) radio (c) sock (d) needle
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over an anchor; the anchor tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) anchor (b) cat (c) tiger (d) shoe
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a duck; the duck crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a mango; the mango sits on a vase. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) kite (b) vase (c) duck (d) cat
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls a watch; the watch jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) watch (b) vase (c) candle (d) nest
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a key; the key crashes into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over an owl. Which item comes right before the key? (a) monkey (b) owl (c) net (d) key
26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls a watch; the watch sits on a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) banana (c) kettle (d) tomato
28. 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into an orange; the orange sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) goat (b) bucket (c) banana (d) orange
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a kettle; the kettle pulls a jug; the jug chases an onion. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) wallet (b) kettle (c) jug (d) onion
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a ball; the ball rolls into a doll; the doll pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) doll (b) ball (c) spoon (d) umpire
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a frog; the frog jumps over a mango. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) frog (b) onion (c) watch (d) mango
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a van; the van tickles a frog; the frog sits on a lamp; the lamp rolls into an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) glass (c) van (d) lamp
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto an onion; the onion jumps over a candle; the candle pulls an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) onion (c) sock (d) candle
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a kite; the kite chases a bucket; the bucket falls into a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) jeep (c) glass (d) rope
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a rose; the rose bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a coconut; the coconut pulls a van. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) van (b) candle (c) shoe (d) rose

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