Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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