Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 581 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a nest; the nest bounces onto an ant; the ant jumps over a goat; the goat chases a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) nest (c) vase (d) rose
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) pillow (c) owl (d) ball
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto an umpire; the umpire jumps over a nest; the nest falls into a flute. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) umpire (b) radio (c) candle (d) flute
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a glass; the glass sings to a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a sock. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) pencil (c) tiger (d) sock
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over a van. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) van (b) rose (c) coconut (d) violin
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over a mirror; the mirror falls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a violin; the violin sits on a tent. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) mirror (c) parrot (d) ice cream
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a flute; the flute chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) flute (b) tent (c) wallet (d) violin
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a sock; the sock chases an umpire; the umpire sits on a candle; the candle falls into a van. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) owl (b) candle (c) umpire (d) van
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases an anchor; the anchor sings to a nest; the nest crashes into a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) nest (c) anchor (d) tomato
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a spoon; the spoon chases a needle; the needle rolls into a banana; the banana sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) banana (b) wallet (c) jug (d) spoon
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a doll; the doll crashes into a banana; the banana sings to a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) spoon (c) banana (d) doll
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into an igloo; the igloo sits on a pencil; the pencil jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) igloo (b) ladder (c) pencil (d) tomato
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a van; the van rolls into a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) van (c) pillow (d) jug
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases an ant; the ant crashes into a lemon; the lemon falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) shoe (d) spoon
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over a fan; the fan chases a cat; the cat tickles a tomato. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) cat (b) watch (c) anchor (d) fan
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a guava; the guava jumps over a cat; the cat bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) lamp (c) anchor (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a parrot; the parrot pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a kite; the kite bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) monkey (c) kite (d) parrot
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a frog; the frog tickles an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an urn; the urn crashes into a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) ice cream (c) kettle (d) frog
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a sock; the sock jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on a lemon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) doll (c) sock (d) umpire
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over a pencil; the pencil chases a monkey; the monkey sings to a lemon. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) onion (c) lemon (d) monkey
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a mango; the mango chases an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a drum; the drum crashes into a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) cat (c) mango (d) drum

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