Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 69 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a doll; the doll pulls a tomato; the tomato falls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a rose. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) tomato (b) rose (c) jug (d) doll
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a violin; the violin falls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a key. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) lemon (b) jug (c) key (d) violin
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a vase; the vase jumps over a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) tiger (c) ant (d) jalebi
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a van; the van rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into a key; the key sits on a radio. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) van (b) spoon (c) sock (d) key
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a banana. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) monkey (b) umbrella (c) pencil (d) kite
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a radio; the radio sits on a key; the key bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right after the key? (a) nest (b) monkey (c) radio (d) anchor
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into an anchor; the anchor chases a tomato; the tomato sings to a banana; the banana sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) tomato (b) umpire (c) anchor (d) banana
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a wallet; the wallet tickles a key; the key sits on a kettle; the kettle crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) key (b) kettle (c) wallet (d) cat
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a van; the van chases an urn; the urn tickles a wallet; the wallet sits on a rose. Which item comes right before the van? (a) van (b) rose (c) igloo (d) wallet
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a violin; the violin crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) bucket (b) ball (c) umbrella (d) violin
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
22. 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
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 link story: a giant pencil crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles a needle; the needle falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) lamp (c) rose (d) jalebi
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an onion; the onion sings to an owl; the owl rolls into a fan. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) inkpot (c) fan (d) parrot
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles an owl; the owl sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a rose; the rose jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) igloo (c) jeep (d) ladder
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a drum; the drum jumps over an apple; the apple bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) watch (c) tiger (d) jeep
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) inkpot (c) wallet (d) pencil
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to an urn; the urn bounces onto a jug; the jug jumps over an umpire; the umpire rolls into an ant. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) ant (b) umpire (c) urn (d) umbrella
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a frog; the frog sits on a bucket; the bucket pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) ant (c) tomato (d) van
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls an apple; the apple falls into a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) apple (c) van (d) coconut
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a radio; the radio falls into a needle; the needle crashes into an orange; the orange chases a glass. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) lamp (c) needle (d) radio
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a tent; the tent falls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into an onion; the onion sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) tent (c) onion (d) fan
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a tomato; the tomato tickles a vase; the vase jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) vase (b) umbrella (c) ant (d) tomato
40. 40.🔗 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

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