Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 692 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a flute; the flute tickles an urn; the urn falls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a goat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) urn (c) flute (d) igloo
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a jug; the jug tickles a rope; the rope crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jug (b) rope (c) spoon (d) inkpot
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a goat; the goat pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) ladder (c) rope (d) anchor
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a mango; the mango rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an orange; the orange sings to a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) umbrella (b) monkey (c) mango (d) orange
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a guava; the guava chases a watch; the watch jumps over a sock; the sock pulls a lemon. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) sock (b) frog (c) guava (d) lemon
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a whistle; the whistle chases an onion; the onion rolls into a frog; the frog sits on a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) kite (c) onion (d) whistle
17. 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a jeep; the jeep sings to a rope; the rope pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jalebi (b) umbrella (c) tomato (d) rope
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a banana; the banana chases a rope. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umpire (b) umbrella (c) rope (d) lamp
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto an urn; the urn tickles a van; the van falls into a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) urn (c) van (d) doll
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a wallet; the wallet falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a pillow. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) pillow (d) wallet
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a key; the key crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) banana (b) umpire (c) cat (d) key
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a lemon; the lemon chases a tent; the tent jumps over a shoe; the shoe falls into a rope. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) tent (b) lemon (c) vase (d) rope
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to an onion; the onion sits on a kettle; the kettle falls into a watch; the watch tickles a whistle. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) kettle (b) spoon (c) whistle (d) onion
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a goat; the goat pulls a glass; the glass falls into a nest; the nest jumps over a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) ant (c) glass (d) drum
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a ladder; the ladder sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls a guava; the guava tickles a rose. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) glass (b) tiger (c) rose (d) ladder
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a wallet; the wallet crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases an owl; the owl sings to a goat. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) bucket (c) wallet (d) goat
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a tomato; the tomato sits on a drum; the drum jumps over an ant; the ant rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) duck (d) ant
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a net; the net chases a spoon; the spoon crashes into a kite; the kite sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the net? (a) rose (b) net (c) spoon (d) ball
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a duck; the duck falls into a needle; the needle chases an ant; the ant pulls a rose. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) needle (b) spoon (c) duck (d) ant
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls an umpire; the umpire sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a tent; the tent falls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) tent (b) tomato (c) anchor (d) igloo
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a radio; the radio falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) radio (c) flute (d) kettle
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a vase; the vase bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a jug; the jug jumps over a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) lemon (c) vase (d) violin
40. 40.🔗 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

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