Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 927 · 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) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto an umpire; the umpire rolls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) banana (c) umpire (d) igloo
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a flute; the flute sings to a lamp; the lamp jumps over a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) vase (b) flute (c) lamp (d) ant
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
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: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
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 jalebi tickles an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a lamp; the lamp rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) lamp (b) watch (c) jalebi (d) umbrella
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a tiger; the tiger falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) cat (b) umbrella (c) bucket (d) apple
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a ball; the ball tickles a tent; the tent sings to a cat; the cat rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) cat (b) fan (c) tent (d) frog
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a goat; the goat sits on a kite; the kite tickles an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) umbrella (c) goat (d) nest
18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into a cat; the cat chases a van; the van jumps over a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) monkey (c) cat (d) ice cream
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 owl bounces onto an apple; the apple chases a doll; the doll sings to a guava; the guava sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) drum (b) guava (c) doll (d) owl
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) cat (c) ant (d) pencil
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a drum; the drum sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto an igloo; the igloo tickles a tomato. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) tomato (b) mango (c) igloo (d) drum
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to an anchor; the anchor chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a watch. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) anchor (c) apple (d) fan
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a jeep; the jeep jumps over a jug; the jug falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into an orange. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) orange (b) jug (c) umpire (d) rope
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a nest; the nest chases a drum; the drum jumps over a net; the net sits on a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) nest (c) net (d) parrot
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a pillow; the pillow pulls a lemon; the lemon jumps over a ladder; the ladder tickles a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) coconut (c) ladder (d) cat
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
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 umbrella rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a kite; the kite pulls a nest; the nest sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) umbrella (b) coconut (c) kite (d) nest
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a glass; the glass tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls a cat; the cat crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) mango (b) pillow (c) shoe (d) glass
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a guava; the guava pulls a nest. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) nest (c) shoe (d) monkey
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls a key; the key tickles a ball; the ball sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) ball (b) goat (c) vase (d) shoe
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a shoe; the shoe tickles a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a ball. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) pillow (c) drum (d) ball
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a candle; the candle chases a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a guava. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) tomato (b) shoe (c) candle (d) ice cream
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a duck; the duck bounces onto a net; the net chases a banana; the banana jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) banana (c) net (d) key
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a wallet; the wallet crashes into an orange; the orange sits on a candle; the candle bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) orange (c) candle (d) wallet

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