Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 114 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a tomato; the tomato tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) frog (b) inkpot (c) ladder (d) tomato
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a tomato; the tomato rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into a doll; the doll pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) tomato (c) doll (d) urn
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a sock; the sock sings to a doll; the doll sits on a key; the key crashes into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) doll (c) key (d) umpire
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a tent; the tent sits on an owl; the owl chases a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) tent (c) owl (d) tiger
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a pencil; the pencil sings to an ant; the ant bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) bucket (b) ant (c) ball (d) pencil
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a tomato; the tomato falls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) bucket (b) tomato (c) igloo (d) shoe
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a key; the key falls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a shoe; the shoe jumps over a vase. Which item comes right before the key? (a) key (b) jalebi (c) net (d) vase
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a fan; the fan crashes into a ball; the ball sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) spoon (b) anchor (c) umpire (d) ball
19. 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a rope; the rope jumps over a candle; the candle falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) watch (b) ice cream (c) candle (d) rope
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a parrot; the parrot rolls into a cat; the cat chases a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) cat (b) frog (c) parrot (d) ladder
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a mango; the mango tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a ball; the ball pulls a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) frog (c) nest (d) ball
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a guava; the guava sits on a bucket; the bucket tickles a key; the key pulls a pillow. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) bucket (b) key (c) guava (d) duck
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a jeep; the jeep sits on a frog; the frog sings to a jug; the jug rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) jeep (b) mirror (c) jug (d) frog
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a duck; the duck crashes into a violin; the violin sits on a radio; the radio pulls a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) vase (c) radio (d) violin
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a cat; the cat sings to a van; the van crashes into a pillow; the pillow falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) jalebi (c) van (d) cat
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a mirror; the mirror crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a guava; the guava pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) ball (b) mirror (c) flute (d) guava
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sings to an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an igloo; the igloo jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) urn (b) pencil (c) ice cream (d) igloo
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) glass (c) doll (d) van
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a cat; the cat chases a watch; the watch rolls into a jug; the jug tickles a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) watch (c) fan (d) wallet

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