Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 604 · 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.🔗 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
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a net; the net falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) net (b) ice cream (c) pillow (d) mango
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a fan; the fan pulls a lemon; the lemon falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a sock. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) sock (c) glass (d) pencil
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a monkey; the monkey tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a whistle; the whistle rolls into a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) lemon (c) whistle (d) sock
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases an ant; the ant jumps over a duck; the duck crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) goat (b) duck (c) ant (d) lamp
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a lemon; the lemon tickles a tomato; the tomato falls into a net; the net chases a flute. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) net (c) doll (d) lemon
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a monkey; the monkey pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) tent (b) monkey (c) flute (d) umbrella
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a banana; the banana falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a van. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) fan (b) inkpot (c) flute (d) banana
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into an apple; the apple sings to a needle; the needle pulls a glass; the glass crashes into a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) needle (c) glass (d) whistle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a guava; the guava jumps over a doll; the doll chases a kite; the kite bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) guava (b) kite (c) rose (d) doll
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a needle; the needle tickles a cat; the cat chases a duck; the duck crashes into an apple. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) needle (b) apple (c) cat (d) duck
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a flute; the flute crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on a goat; the goat sings to a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) ladder (c) goat (d) flute
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into a rope; the rope sings to a bucket; the bucket tickles a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) bucket (d) rope
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a candle; the candle falls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) banana (b) candle (c) anchor (d) violin
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a banana; the banana falls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a nest; the nest crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) rope (c) pillow (d) nest
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a frog; the frog rolls into an onion; the onion crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) frog (b) sock (c) orange (d) drum
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a frog. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) jeep (c) frog (d) lemon
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into a vase; the vase tickles an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) vase (c) ant (d) inkpot
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a cat; the cat crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a bucket; the bucket jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) ant (c) bucket (d) pencil
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a vase; the vase crashes into a parrot; the parrot falls into a ball; the ball pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) drum (b) onion (c) vase (d) ball
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls an ant; the ant sings to a key. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) drum (c) cat (d) key
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a cat; the cat chases a banana; the banana falls into a whistle; the whistle tickles an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) kettle (c) cat (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a pillow; the pillow jumps over a radio. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) drum (b) apple (c) radio (d) pillow

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