Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 115 · 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 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into an onion; the onion sits on a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an urn; the urn falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) monkey (b) onion (c) candle (d) urn
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a whistle; the whistle sits on a drum. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) drum (b) needle (c) kettle (d) pencil
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into an urn; the urn rolls into a flute; the flute sings to a pillow; the pillow tickles an onion. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) onion (b) flute (c) doll (d) urn
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: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a drum; the drum falls into a sock; the sock sings to a pillow; the pillow rolls into a van. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) guava (b) van (c) pillow (d) sock
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles an onion; the onion sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) tiger (b) onion (c) banana (d) goat
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a vase; the vase sits on a fan; the fan tickles a flute; the flute falls into a cat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) cat (c) flute (d) vase
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a mango. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) mango (b) van (c) radio (d) onion
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a cat; the cat pulls a spoon; the spoon falls into a glass; the glass chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) whistle (b) kettle (c) spoon (d) cat
24. 24.🔗 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
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 watch sings to a pillow; the pillow rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) pillow (c) watch (d) mirror
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a drum; the drum sings to a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a tent. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) doll (b) guava (c) tent (d) drum
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a rose; the rose sings to a rope; the rope sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rose (b) anchor (c) mango (d) fan
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a guava; the guava sits on a watch; the watch falls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) watch (d) net
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a goat; the goat crashes into a mango; the mango falls into a jeep; the jeep chases an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jeep (b) lemon (c) goat (d) igloo
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a rose; the rose chases a ball; the ball tickles a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) lemon (c) cat (d) rose
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a goat; the goat falls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) whistle (b) parrot (c) tomato (d) goat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a frog; the frog pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) frog (b) monkey (c) owl (d) net
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an apple; the apple sings to a drum; the drum tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) vase (b) drum (c) pillow (d) bucket
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a radio; the radio bounces onto a pencil; the pencil pulls a shoe; the shoe chases a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) duck (c) radio (d) shoe
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into an umpire; the umpire pulls a candle; the candle jumps over a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) violin (c) igloo (d) banana
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles an owl; the owl chases a bucket; the bucket sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) bucket (c) whistle (d) owl
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a needle; the needle rolls into a kite; the kite crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) flute (b) kite (c) doll (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a kettle; the kettle chases a violin; the violin sings to a ladder; the ladder pulls a monkey. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) ladder (b) monkey (c) kettle (d) drum

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