Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 911 · 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: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a van; the van crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) van (c) spoon (d) orange
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a rose; the rose rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a duck; the duck chases a doll. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) duck (c) jalebi (d) rose
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a rope; the rope bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a lemon; the lemon falls into a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rope (b) nest (c) whistle (d) igloo
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a glass; the glass falls into an urn; the urn crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) glass (b) parrot (c) drum (d) kite
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles an ant; the ant sits on a lemon; the lemon rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) orange (c) lemon (d) coconut
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on a mango; the mango crashes into a fan; the fan falls into an apple; the apple jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) mirror (b) apple (c) fan (d) ladder
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a candle; the candle falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a ball; the ball sings to a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) ball (b) banana (c) candle (d) coconut
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a banana; the banana jumps over an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ant (b) banana (c) urn (d) tomato
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a goat; the goat sits on an igloo; the igloo falls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) lamp (c) anchor (d) goat
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a nest; the nest falls into an ant; the ant tickles a ladder; the ladder chases a tiger. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) monkey (b) nest (c) tiger (d) ant
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sits on a jug; the jug pulls a banana; the banana chases a shoe. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) duck (b) shoe (c) jug (d) banana
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) pencil (b) flute (c) banana (d) anchor
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) glass (c) net (d) drum
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a lemon; the lemon falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) ladder (c) lemon (d) vase
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a coconut; the coconut jumps over a tiger; the tiger chases an apple. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) apple (b) tomato (c) tiger (d) sock
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a drum; the drum falls into a cat; the cat sits on a glass; the glass sings to a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) drum (c) cat (d) lamp
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles a radio; the radio chases a spoon; the spoon pulls a net. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) jug (b) net (c) wallet (d) radio
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a jug; the jug chases a jeep; the jeep sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) jug (b) jeep (c) goat (d) pencil
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a glass; the glass sings to an urn; the urn tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) candle (b) jeep (c) umpire (d) glass
32. 32.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a watch; the watch pulls a vase; the vase bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) anchor (c) bucket (d) vase
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a fan; the fan pulls a net; the net falls into a cat; the cat tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the net? (a) fan (b) nest (c) jug (d) cat
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a doll; the doll chases a kite. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) banana (b) doll (c) nest (d) kite
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) radio (c) spoon (d) igloo
38. 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 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

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