Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 645 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a duck; the duck sits on a jug; the jug bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) ladder (b) duck (c) spoon (d) jug
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a drum; the drum falls into an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) ant (c) drum (d) urn
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a radio; the radio falls into an urn; the urn sits on a banana; the banana pulls a monkey. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) duck (b) radio (c) banana (d) urn
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a candle; the candle crashes into a key; the key jumps over a goat; the goat chases a tent. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) tent (b) kite (c) goat (d) key
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a parrot; the parrot sits on an onion; the onion pulls a frog; the frog tickles a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) frog (c) coconut (d) duck
11. 11.🔗 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
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.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a vase; the vase sits on a kite; the kite bounces onto a nest; the nest sings to an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) rose (c) vase (d) ice cream
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a coconut; the coconut chases a pillow; the pillow sits on a rope; the rope rolls into a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) glass (c) apple (d) pillow
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a vase; the vase chases a kettle; the kettle tickles a banana; the banana pulls a kite. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) kite (b) onion (c) kettle (d) vase
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a jug; the jug sings to a rope; the rope bounces onto a doll; the doll rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) rope (b) jug (c) doll (d) ball
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a pencil; the pencil rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a rose; the rose crashes into a duck. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) orange (b) rose (c) pencil (d) apple
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a drum; the drum crashes into an owl; the owl tickles an ice cream; the ice cream chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) tiger (c) ice cream (d) drum
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over an urn; the urn falls into a frog. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) cat (b) urn (c) ladder (d) whistle
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to an orange; the orange tickles a goat; the goat falls into a nest. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) nest (b) rope (c) apple (d) goat
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 key bounces onto an owl; the owl sits on a kettle; the kettle falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) net (c) spoon (d) owl
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a glass; the glass falls into an orange; the orange jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) lamp (b) glass (c) orange (d) mango
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a parrot; the parrot falls into a glass; the glass tickles a nest. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) parrot (b) glass (c) igloo (d) ball
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a pillow; the pillow rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) banana (c) owl (d) flute
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over an ant; the ant chases a cat; the cat pulls a watch; the watch bounces onto a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) ant (c) watch (d) guava
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a kite; the kite bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a rose. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) flute (b) kite (c) umbrella (d) lemon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an anchor; the anchor sings to an urn; the urn sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) urn (b) inkpot (c) drum (d) anchor
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a drum; the drum jumps over an anchor; the anchor crashes into a goat; the goat sits on a radio. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) drum (c) radio (d) jalebi
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over a sock; the sock tickles a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) lemon (c) sock (d) vase
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a fan; the fan jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an apple. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) fan (b) frog (c) pillow (d) umbrella

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