Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 102 · 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: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a kite; the kite crashes into a sock; the sock sings to a jug; the jug rolls into a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) jug (c) fan (d) candle
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a sock; the sock chases an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a monkey; the monkey pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) ladder (b) anchor (c) ice cream (d) sock
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases an apple; the apple jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a key; the key tickles a wallet. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) onion (b) wallet (c) cat (d) apple
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a rope; the rope jumps over a watch; the watch rolls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) watch (c) shoe (d) goat
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a key; the key pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) rope (d) key
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a lemon; the lemon crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles an ant. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) apple (b) jug (c) lemon (d) ant
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on an umpire; the umpire chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over a mirror; the mirror rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) lemon (b) umpire (c) jug (d) ball
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a guava; the guava chases an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) ice cream (b) onion (c) guava (d) inkpot
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a wallet; the wallet pulls a ladder; the ladder sits on a frog. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) tent (c) ladder (d) umbrella
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a needle; the needle chases a rope; the rope pulls an onion; the onion rolls into a cat. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) rope (b) needle (c) fan (d) onion
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a mango; the mango sits on a ladder; the ladder pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) ladder (b) mango (c) banana (d) guava
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls a monkey; the monkey crashes into a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) kite (c) drum (d) monkey
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a drum; the drum chases a banana. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) drum (b) banana (c) owl (d) frog
29. 29.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into an onion; the onion tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a violin; the violin falls into an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) coconut (b) violin (c) inkpot (d) cat
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a sock; the sock sings to a nest; the nest jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) whistle (b) radio (c) nest (d) shoe
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a kite; the kite bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a banana; the banana pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) banana (c) kite (d) fan
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a goat; the goat chases a violin; the violin rolls into an ant; the ant jumps over a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) violin (c) goat (d) ice cream
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into an onion; the onion chases a whistle. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) onion (b) fan (c) whistle (d) tomato
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on a nest; the nest chases a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) needle (c) nest (d) goat
40. 40.🔗 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

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