Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 958 · 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) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) urn (b) monkey (c) frog (d) jeep
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a kite; the kite pulls a nest; the nest sits on a pillow. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) kite (b) nest (c) flute (d) tiger
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to an owl; the owl crashes into a rose; the rose pulls a violin; the violin sits on a lamp. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) lamp (b) owl (c) onion (d) rose
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into an onion; the onion chases a jug; the jug sits on an anchor; the anchor jumps over an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) inkpot (c) ladder (d) onion
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a goat; the goat chases a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) tent (c) monkey (d) coconut
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls a duck; the duck rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) candle (b) lamp (c) doll (d) monkey
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a ball; the ball bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a net; the net crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the net? (a) tomato (b) wallet (c) ball (d) net
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a flute; the flute falls into a goat; the goat sits on a cat; the cat chases an urn. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) cat (b) flute (c) ant (d) goat
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a rope; the rope pulls a lamp; the lamp chases a shoe; the shoe jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) tent (b) shoe (c) doll (d) lamp
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases an owl; the owl rolls into a lemon; the lemon pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into a monkey. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) owl (b) lemon (c) wallet (d) monkey
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a lamp; the lamp falls into a cat; the cat rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) lamp (c) inkpot (d) parrot
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over an urn; the urn crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) mango (d) wallet
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a key; the key rolls into a candle; the candle jumps over a drum; the drum chases a lemon. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) drum (d) key
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a fan; the fan tickles an umpire; the umpire falls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) wallet (c) umpire (d) fan
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a nest; the nest crashes into an urn; the urn chases a mango; the mango rolls into a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) fan (c) doll (d) urn
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a mango; the mango rolls into a vase; the vase crashes into a candle; the candle sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) guava (b) mango (c) mirror (d) candle
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a fan; the fan chases a key; the key falls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) key (b) umpire (c) pencil (d) spoon
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a radio; the radio pulls an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) radio (b) drum (c) inkpot (d) vase
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an umpire; the umpire chases a lamp; the lamp jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a mango. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) van (b) mango (c) jalebi (d) lamp
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a violin; the violin chases a jeep; the jeep tickles a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) drum (c) jalebi (d) ice cream
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases an apple; the apple tickles a pillow; the pillow sits on a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) doll (b) jeep (c) pillow (d) apple
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a pillow; the pillow tickles an umpire; the umpire sits on a frog; the frog rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) owl (d) frog
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over an onion; the onion pulls an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) tomato (c) onion (d) umbrella

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