Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 573 · 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, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a doll; the doll crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) drum (c) doll (d) violin
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on an umpire; the umpire sings to a sock; the sock jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) sock (c) umpire (d) spoon
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a ball; the ball jumps over an orange; the orange bounces onto a needle; the needle sings to a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) ball (c) needle (d) lemon
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a doll; the doll chases a fan; the fan sings to a mirror; the mirror falls into an orange. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) orange (b) doll (c) mirror (d) umbrella
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a wallet; the wallet sits on a radio; the radio bounces onto a vase; the vase crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) vase (c) radio (d) banana
15. 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a parrot; the parrot pulls an orange; the orange sits on a doll; the doll tickles a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) orange (c) ant (d) key
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a mirror; the mirror jumps over a drum; the drum falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) drum (b) apple (c) mirror (d) lamp
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a radio; the radio sings to a kite; the kite falls into a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) shoe (c) frog (d) kite
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a flute; the flute sings to a coconut; the coconut pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) onion (c) monkey (d) coconut
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a frog; the frog tickles an urn; the urn chases a rope; the rope bounces onto a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) lamp (c) urn (d) candle
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a mango; the mango jumps over a kite; the kite sits on a watch; the watch crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) watch (b) kite (c) mango (d) pillow
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a shoe; the shoe crashes into a flute; the flute falls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) flute (b) pencil (c) shoe (d) rope
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a glass; the glass sits on an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an apple; the apple sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) ball (b) apple (c) jug (d) ice cream
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a net; the net bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a nest. Which item comes right before the net? (a) guava (b) fan (c) net (d) coconut
30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a kettle; the kettle rolls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) onion (c) apple (d) ball
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a bucket; the bucket chases a candle; the candle rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) pencil (c) doll (d) ladder
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a banana; the banana sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a vase. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) van (b) vase (c) kettle (d) banana
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls an orange; the orange crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) orange (c) monkey (d) igloo
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a coconut; the coconut chases a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) ball (c) fan (d) jalebi
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a duck; the duck bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a nest. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) spoon (b) duck (c) nest (d) doll
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a net; the net rolls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a radio; the radio chases a frog. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) anchor (b) net (c) radio (d) wallet
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a drum; the drum sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) duck (b) pillow (c) ball (d) drum
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a parrot; the parrot jumps over a kite; the kite crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a shoe. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) mango (b) kite (c) shoe (d) parrot

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