Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 754 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a spoon; the spoon tickles a coconut; the coconut falls into an anchor; the anchor sings to an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) coconut (c) ice cream (d) spoon
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases an onion; the onion rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a candle. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) tiger (b) wallet (c) onion (d) pencil
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into a kettle; the kettle pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) bucket (b) inkpot (c) frog (d) violin
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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to a jeep; the jeep crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) frog (b) jeep (c) wallet (d) bucket
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a rose; the rose jumps over a frog; the frog falls into a pencil; the pencil tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) frog (b) cat (c) jug (d) rose
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a glass; the glass chases a doll; the doll jumps over a whistle; the whistle rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) van (b) parrot (c) glass (d) doll
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a guava; the guava falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a van. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) flute (b) lamp (c) ice cream (d) van
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a lemon; the lemon rolls into a tiger; the tiger crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) igloo (b) lemon (c) inkpot (d) tiger
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a kite; the kite pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) ant (b) drum (c) wallet (d) mirror
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a whistle; the whistle pulls a banana; the banana crashes into a tent; the tent sits on a doll. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) banana (c) doll (d) anchor
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a glass; the glass sings to a vase; the vase crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a nest. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) watch (c) radio (d) nest
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a flute; the flute sings to a lamp; the lamp pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) parrot (c) guava (d) bucket
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over an apple; the apple tickles a tiger; the tiger falls into a guava. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) apple (c) tiger (d) glass
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a bucket. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) glass (b) tent (c) bucket (d) parrot
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto a mango; the mango falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) tent (b) mango (c) ball (d) flute
27. 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a nest; the nest falls into a goat; the goat pulls an urn. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) goat (b) nest (c) mirror (d) urn
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a guava; the guava sings to a goat; the goat jumps over a rose; the rose sits on a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) tent (c) rose (d) goat
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over a fan; the fan chases a duck; the duck falls into a sock. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) mango (c) sock (d) fan
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a flute; the flute tickles a duck. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) pencil (b) guava (c) banana (d) duck
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a radio. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) kettle (b) vase (c) radio (d) coconut
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a flute; the flute falls into an apple; the apple tickles an igloo; the igloo pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) flute (b) bucket (c) igloo (d) jug
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over a kite; the kite sings to a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) watch (c) pencil (d) candle
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a key; the key tickles an orange; the orange chases a bucket; the bucket pulls a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) key (c) orange (d) monkey

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