Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 711 · 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, 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
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a mango; the mango sits on a rope; the rope chases a doll; the doll tickles an onion. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) doll (c) onion (d) fan
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a ball; the ball sits on an owl; the owl crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) onion (b) ball (c) owl (d) umbrella
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a tent; the tent crashes into a spoon; the spoon falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) key (c) inkpot (d) spoon
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to an apple; the apple falls into a fan; the fan rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) apple (b) inkpot (c) drum (d) glass
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a frog; the frog bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a key; the key falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) frog (b) candle (c) key (d) goat
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on an onion; the onion pulls a whistle. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) orange (b) kettle (c) anchor (d) whistle
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over a watch; the watch pulls a frog; the frog tickles an onion. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) watch (b) radio (c) whistle (d) frog
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 link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a frog; the frog tickles a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) radio (c) violin (d) frog
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a rose; the rose chases a kite; the kite bounces onto a monkey; the monkey tickles a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) kite (d) rose
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a banana; the banana rolls into a candle; the candle pulls a kite; the kite bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) duck (c) fan (d) kite
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a cat; the cat crashes into a pillow; the pillow chases a pencil; the pencil jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) pillow (b) coconut (c) pencil (d) cat
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a duck; the duck tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an orange; the orange chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) jalebi (c) orange (d) ice cream
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a frog; the frog bounces onto a doll; the doll tickles a mirror; the mirror sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) mirror (d) coconut
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over a sock; the sock pulls an umpire; the umpire crashes into an orange; the orange sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) cat (b) parrot (c) sock (d) orange
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a cat; the cat rolls into an urn; the urn tickles an ant; the ant sits on a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) mirror (c) cat (d) jeep
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a spoon; the spoon rolls into a guava; the guava chases a rose; the rose crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) goat (b) guava (c) spoon (d) rose
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a jug; the jug pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) owl (c) wallet (d) jug
30. 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a nest; the nest bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a lemon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) lemon (c) vase (d) umpire
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a net; the net sits on a monkey; the monkey tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the net? (a) jalebi (b) net (c) rope (d) onion
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a violin; the violin chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pillow (b) tomato (c) violin (d) pencil
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) jug (b) apple (c) tiger (d) umpire
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a monkey; the monkey sits on a tent; the tent tickles a goat; the goat rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) monkey (c) parrot (d) urn
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a monkey; the monkey jumps over an onion; the onion pulls a fan; the fan tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) ice cream (b) fan (c) flute (d) monkey

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