Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 623 · 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 link story: a giant duck tickles a guava; the guava falls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a rope; the rope rolls into a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) ladder (c) lamp (d) duck
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) ball (b) tomato (c) doll (d) umbrella
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.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a lemon; the lemon sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) tent (b) frog (c) goat (d) lemon
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a sock; the sock sings to a ladder; the ladder tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a needle. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) sock (c) ladder (d) umpire
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a jeep; the jeep sings to an ant; the ant falls into a violin; the violin pulls an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) ant (c) jeep (d) ball
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto an orange; the orange chases a whistle; the whistle falls into a tent; the tent pulls a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) whistle (c) watch (d) drum
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a spoon; the spoon jumps over a frog; the frog pulls a pillow; the pillow chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) frog (b) pillow (c) kettle (d) spoon
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sings to an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) wallet (b) umbrella (c) shoe (d) jeep
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a shoe; the shoe sits on a needle; the needle bounces onto a vase; the vase rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) pillow (b) needle (c) bucket (d) vase
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a fan; the fan jumps over an owl; the owl sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) guava (b) glass (c) fan (d) flute
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a wallet; the wallet sits on an igloo; the igloo rolls into a cat; the cat sings to an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) umbrella (c) cat (d) monkey
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into an owl; the owl chases a doll; the doll jumps over a monkey; the monkey tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) flute (c) jeep (d) monkey
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a ball; the ball pulls an igloo; the igloo sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) ladder (c) umbrella (d) ball
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a cat; the cat falls into a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) cat (c) igloo (d) monkey
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into an onion; the onion jumps over a rope; the rope sings to a whistle; the whistle tickles a rose. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) onion (b) rope (c) whistle (d) rose
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a jeep; the jeep crashes into a jug. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jug (b) orange (c) jeep (d) pencil
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a net; the net pulls a fan; the fan chases an ant; the ant sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) fan (b) umpire (c) inkpot (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a tomato; the tomato chases a drum; the drum tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) ice cream (b) doll (c) monkey (d) tomato
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over a lamp; the lamp falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) pillow (c) mango (d) lamp
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a doll; the doll sits on a pencil; the pencil chases a jeep. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) jeep (b) doll (c) pencil (d) umpire
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a candle. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) tiger (b) candle (c) spoon (d) apple
38. 38.🔗 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
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 key tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a duck; the duck rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) duck (b) bucket (c) inkpot (d) umbrella

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