Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 88 · 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 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a violin; the violin chases a whistle; the whistle rolls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) goat (b) violin (c) urn (d) whistle
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles an owl; the owl rolls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) wallet (b) owl (c) coconut (d) kettle
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on a monkey; the monkey rolls into an ant. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) urn (c) umpire (d) candle
9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a violin; the violin crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a nest; the nest jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) violin (b) igloo (c) nest (d) coconut
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a kettle. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) whistle (d) umbrella
15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) needle (c) kettle (d) jeep
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a frog; the frog chases a guava; the guava bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a sock. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jeep (b) guava (c) flute (d) frog
18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a ball; the ball pulls a doll; the doll sings to a guava; the guava tickles a shoe. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) doll (c) guava (d) ball
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a tomato; the tomato falls into an onion; the onion tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) onion (b) tomato (c) bucket (d) owl
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a net; the net sits on a rope; the rope rolls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) lemon (c) pillow (d) rope
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a duck; the duck tickles an apple; the apple crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) tomato (c) cat (d) apple
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles an igloo; the igloo sits on a watch; the watch crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) ball (c) bucket (d) igloo
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a flute; the flute sits on a goat; the goat sings to an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) mirror (c) goat (d) parrot
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a monkey; the monkey pulls a duck; the duck falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) mirror (b) sock (c) monkey (d) bucket
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a tent; the tent crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a key; the key sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) tent (b) banana (c) apple (d) key
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) duck (b) lemon (c) umbrella (d) drum
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a watch; the watch sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) watch (b) kettle (c) umbrella (d) vase
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a watch; the watch sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) ice cream (b) apple (c) owl (d) tomato
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into an urn; the urn sits on a goat; the goat sings to a drum; the drum falls into a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) drum (c) urn (d) tomato
35. 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a rose; the rose tickles a glass; the glass pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) rose (c) glass (d) pillow
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a tomato; the tomato tickles a parrot; the parrot sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) tomato (b) radio (c) pillow (d) parrot
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) tiger (b) inkpot (c) cat (d) owl

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