Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 644 · 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) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a key; the key bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a whistle. Which item comes right before the key? (a) radio (b) whistle (c) drum (d) umbrella
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
4. 4.🔗 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
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.🔗 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 step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a glass; the glass falls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) onion (c) whistle (d) glass
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a pencil; the pencil tickles a tent; the tent sings to a key; the key jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) pencil (b) key (c) parrot (d) tent
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a net; the net falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a watch; the watch sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) ball (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) net
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: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) mirror (c) bucket (d) rope
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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
17. 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a needle; the needle jumps over a candle; the candle sings to a watch; the watch crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) watch (b) needle (c) candle (d) ant
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a ladder; the ladder pulls a nest; the nest falls into a van; the van bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) ice cream (b) van (c) nest (d) ladder
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over an igloo; the igloo rolls into a guava; the guava sits on a banana; the banana tickles a radio. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) banana (b) owl (c) igloo (d) guava
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a glass; the glass falls into an apple; the apple rolls into a candle; the candle chases a jalebi. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) apple (c) mirror (d) glass
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto an anchor; the anchor rolls into a sock; the sock tickles an orange; the orange chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) sock (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) orange
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a candle; the candle jumps over a lemon; the lemon rolls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a parrot. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) candle (b) lemon (c) parrot (d) bucket
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a frog; the frog rolls into an umpire; the umpire pulls an apple; the apple falls into a net. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) apple (b) net (c) violin (d) frog
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a ball; the ball bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into a jug; the jug falls into a net. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) cat (b) ball (c) net (d) urn
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a rose; the rose crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a violin. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) candle (b) mirror (c) rose (d) violin
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into an onion; the onion bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a tent; the tent chases an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) tent (c) onion (d) igloo
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a glass; the glass tickles an umpire; the umpire sits on an ant; the ant sings to a wallet. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) wallet (b) umpire (c) sock (d) glass
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a flute; the flute rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) ball (c) apple (d) umbrella
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a sock; the sock tickles a drum; the drum pulls a needle; the needle jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) tent (b) sock (c) onion (d) needle
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a mango; the mango sits on a jug; the jug crashes into an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) kettle (c) vase (d) mango
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls a pencil; the pencil rolls into a radio. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) violin (c) spoon (d) radio
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over a key; the key pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) key (c) anchor (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a key; the key sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) tent (c) whistle (d) goat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls a parrot; the parrot sits on a van; the van rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) umbrella (b) vase (c) mango (d) parrot
40. 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3

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