Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 100 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a fan; the fan tickles an urn; the urn falls into an apple. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) fan (b) onion (c) apple (d) owl
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a key; the key sits on an ant; the ant falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the key? (a) ant (b) ice cream (c) igloo (d) coconut
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a parrot; the parrot sings to an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a key; the key pulls a radio. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) radio (b) umbrella (c) cat (d) parrot
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a radio; the radio sings to a violin; the violin bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) pillow (c) radio (d) onion
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a banana; the banana tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to an urn. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) ant (b) coconut (c) urn (d) banana
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into an owl; the owl falls into a nest; the nest tickles a pillow; the pillow pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) pillow (b) tent (c) nest (d) jalebi
12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
16. 16.🔗 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
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 rope tickles a tent; the tent crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a duck; the duck chases a mirror. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) mirror (d) tent
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a mirror; the mirror sits on a duck; the duck sings to an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a jug. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) mirror (c) inkpot (d) jug
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a coconut; the coconut chases a ball; the ball rolls into a net; the net crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) wallet (b) ball (c) net (d) coconut
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a candle; the candle sits on a net; the net rolls into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) candle (c) igloo (d) lamp
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a lamp; the lamp sits on a kite. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) lamp (b) shoe (c) kite (d) tent
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to an orange; the orange jumps over a mango; the mango chases an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) orange (c) mango (d) anchor
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a nest; the nest jumps over a drum; the drum rolls into a duck. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) doll (c) inkpot (d) nest
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a key; the key bounces onto a van; the van jumps over a tomato; the tomato tickles an owl. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) key (c) tomato (d) van
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a pencil; the pencil pulls a mirror; the mirror tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) flute (c) mirror (d) wallet
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a jug; the jug pulls a wallet; the wallet jumps over an ant; the ant rolls into a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) cat (c) wallet (d) jug
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into an ant; the ant jumps over an igloo; the igloo pulls an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) inkpot (c) ant (d) net
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a coconut; the coconut pulls a doll; the doll rolls into a kite; the kite falls into a net. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) net (b) coconut (c) doll (d) kite
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a tiger; the tiger falls into a duck; the duck sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) jug (b) mirror (c) duck (d) tiger
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over an apple; the apple sits on an ant; the ant falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) owl (b) apple (c) doll (d) ant
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles an igloo; the igloo crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a pillow; the pillow falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) shoe (b) candle (c) igloo (d) pillow

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