Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 752 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) lamp (c) jug (d) watch
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a drum; the drum pulls a wallet; the wallet chases a watch; the watch crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) tiger (b) watch (c) wallet (d) drum
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a tiger; the tiger falls into a frog; the frog tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) frog (c) umpire (d) tiger
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into an onion; the onion jumps over a frog; the frog rolls into a banana; the banana pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) onion (b) glass (c) pillow (d) banana
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a drum; the drum falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto an igloo; the igloo rolls into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) drum (c) ant (d) igloo
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a kettle; the kettle rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into a key; the key chases a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) coconut (c) glass (d) kettle
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a doll; the doll pulls a drum; the drum tickles a van; the van jumps over an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) owl (c) drum (d) monkey
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a cat; the cat pulls an igloo; the igloo chases a kettle; the kettle falls into an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) inkpot (c) kettle (d) cat
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a key; the key bounces onto a tomato; the tomato pulls a watch; the watch rolls into a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) key (c) cat (d) flute
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a rope; the rope sits on a key; the key jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) frog (b) van (c) rope (d) cat
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a banana; the banana falls into a lemon; the lemon sings to a violin; the violin bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) fan (b) banana (c) lemon (d) violin
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a sock; the sock falls into an owl; the owl pulls a shoe; the shoe crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) owl (b) sock (c) ladder (d) shoe
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 guava tickles an onion; the onion sings to a coconut; the coconut sits on an umpire; the umpire pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) guava (b) shoe (c) onion (d) coconut
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a shoe; the shoe crashes into a fan; the fan sings to an umpire; the umpire tickles a van. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) van (b) shoe (c) rose (d) fan
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a doll; the doll sits on a key; the key bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) tent (b) tiger (c) doll (d) onion
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a flute; the flute sits on a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an urn; the urn chases a ball. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) lemon (b) urn (c) ball (d) pencil
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a needle. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) coconut (b) guava (c) sock (d) needle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into an apple; the apple sits on an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) umbrella (c) apple (d) sock
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a jug; the jug pulls a cat; the cat crashes into a bucket; the bucket rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) jug (b) cat (c) doll (d) bucket
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto an igloo; the igloo jumps over a jeep; the jeep sits on a pencil; the pencil tickles a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) cat (c) jeep (d) pencil
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a needle; the needle sits on a violin; the violin pulls a lemon; the lemon chases a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) violin (b) needle (c) lemon (d) frog
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a pillow; the pillow rolls into a rose; the rose sings to a vase; the vase jumps over an owl. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) pillow (c) rose (d) owl
39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
40. 40.🔗 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

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