Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 769 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to a violin; the violin jumps over a tent; the tent falls into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) tent (c) violin (d) tomato
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a nest; the nest crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a tiger; the tiger chases a duck. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) tiger (b) duck (c) onion (d) nest
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a goat; the goat sits on a vase; the vase falls into a needle; the needle tickles a van. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) vase (c) needle (d) goat
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into a vase; the vase sings to a key; the key pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) banana (b) vase (c) key (d) ball
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a mirror; the mirror tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) parrot (b) radio (c) mirror (d) monkey
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an ant; the ant pulls a jeep. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) anchor (c) ant (d) jeep
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a key; the key chases an urn; the urn sings to a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) jalebi (b) urn (c) key (d) nest
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases an ant; the ant falls into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a needle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) ant (b) parrot (c) whistle (d) needle
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a vase; the vase falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) frog (c) spoon (d) radio
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sits on a candle; the candle pulls a radio; the radio sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) pillow (b) jeep (c) needle (d) candle
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) fan (c) monkey (d) coconut
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a banana; the banana jumps over a fan; the fan sits on an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) inkpot (c) banana (d) ladder
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a violin; the violin chases a tomato; the tomato rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) jug (b) radio (c) tomato (d) flute
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a lamp; the lamp chases a duck; the duck sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) umbrella (b) doll (c) kite (d) lamp
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to an umpire; the umpire falls into an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) bucket
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a vase; the vase chases a banana; the banana bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) lemon (b) sock (c) radio (d) banana
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a pillow; the pillow tickles an ant; the ant falls into a banana; the banana pulls a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) glass (c) ant (d) watch
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into an ant; the ant sings to a net; the net sits on a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) wallet (c) ant (d) net
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a jug; the jug chases a doll; the doll sings to a spoon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) monkey (c) umpire (d) doll
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a cat; the cat falls into a net; the net rolls into a needle; the needle chases a radio. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) onion (c) net (d) radio
38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a bucket; the bucket falls into a candle; the candle pulls a kettle; the kettle crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) guava (c) orange (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a drum; the drum sings to an owl; the owl rolls into a tent; the tent bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) owl (b) needle (c) tent (d) umpire

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