Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 567 · 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 step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a ladder; the ladder falls into an owl; the owl sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) ladder (c) watch (d) rope
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a guava; the guava sings to a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) guava (c) owl (d) whistle
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a van; the van tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) umbrella (b) kettle (c) fan (d) van
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a pillow; the pillow jumps over a doll; the doll rolls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a candle. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) tomato (c) inkpot (d) doll
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into a key; the key pulls a fan. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ball (b) frog (c) fan (d) doll
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto an anchor; the anchor chases a jug; the jug rolls into an urn; the urn jumps over a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) monkey (c) anchor (d) jug
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a doll; the doll pulls a goat; the goat sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) inkpot (b) doll (c) goat (d) anchor
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a ladder; the ladder chases an igloo; the igloo sings to a tent; the tent crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) needle (b) tomato (c) tent (d) igloo
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a net; the net chases a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) wallet (c) fan (d) monkey
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a frog; the frog rolls into a candle; the candle sings to a jeep; the jeep falls into a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) ladder (c) jeep (d) candle
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a glass; the glass tickles a fan; the fan crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) violin (c) jeep (d) fan
23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a candle; the candle jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a violin; the violin bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) urn (c) violin (d) lamp
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a lamp; the lamp pulls a spoon; the spoon sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) lamp (c) spoon (d) mango
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls a tomato. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) tomato (c) ant (d) ball
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a frog; the frog rolls into an owl; the owl chases a vase; the vase sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) flute (b) owl (c) frog (d) glass
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a van; the van tickles an apple; the apple sits on an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a flute. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) flute (b) umbrella (c) apple (d) lemon
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a banana; the banana sings to a ball; the ball chases a rope; the rope rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) orange (b) ball (c) duck (d) banana
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on an apple; the apple falls into a kite; the kite pulls a candle; the candle rolls into a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) urn (b) candle (c) rose (d) apple
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a pencil; the pencil sings to a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) frog (c) ladder (d) fan
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a fan; the fan jumps over an anchor; the anchor tickles a ladder; the ladder pulls a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) anchor (c) ladder (d) kettle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a net; the net bounces onto a nest; the nest chases an ant; the ant crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) net (b) whistle (c) igloo (d) ant
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a frog; the frog crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles a jeep; the jeep jumps over a fan. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) tent (b) fan (c) frog (d) wallet
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a parrot; the parrot sings to an orange; the orange pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) parrot (b) umpire (c) spoon (d) ant
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a kettle; the kettle jumps over a jug; the jug pulls a van. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) flute (b) van (c) kettle (d) igloo
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over an orange; the orange sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles a flute; the flute pulls an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) flute (c) orange (d) anchor
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a monkey; the monkey crashes into a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) kettle (c) jeep (d) flute

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