Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 116 · 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 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a banana; the banana tickles a guava; the guava pulls an orange; the orange crashes into a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) orange (c) banana (d) nest
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a rose; the rose jumps over a ball; the ball crashes into a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rose (b) whistle (c) guava (d) net
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a radio; the radio tickles a kettle; the kettle crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) radio (b) goat (c) kettle (d) pencil
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on a vase; the vase sings to a pillow; the pillow rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) banana (b) pillow (c) vase (d) inkpot
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases an apple; the apple rolls into a ladder; the ladder sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) ladder (d) ant
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a van; the van tickles a needle; the needle pulls a jalebi; the jalebi chases a sock. Which item comes right before the van? (a) sock (b) net (c) van (d) jalebi
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a kite; the kite sings to a banana; the banana tickles a rope; the rope jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) flute (c) kite (d) ice cream
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into an apple; the apple sings to a tomato; the tomato tickles an urn. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) apple (b) urn (c) tomato (d) owl
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a rose; the rose bounces onto a parrot; the parrot rolls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a lemon. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) rose (b) glass (c) lemon (d) parrot
19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
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: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a fan; the fan sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) whistle (b) fan (c) mirror (d) cat
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a kite; the kite chases a fan; the fan jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) doll (c) kite (d) tiger
25. 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a nest; the nest pulls a doll; the doll sings to a watch; the watch tickles a rope. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) rose (c) rope (d) nest
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a radio; the radio tickles a tent; the tent crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) guava (c) key (d) tent
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a sock; the sock jumps over an ant; the ant sings to a drum; the drum tickles a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) drum (c) violin (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a lemon; the lemon sits on a whistle; the whistle tickles a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) kettle (c) lemon (d) ball
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a goat; the goat sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ladder (b) ice cream (c) goat (d) ant
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to a pillow; the pillow rolls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) pencil (c) pillow (d) wallet
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a duck; the duck pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) igloo (b) duck (c) coconut (d) umbrella
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a key; the key pulls a whistle; the whistle crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) ball (c) key (d) flute
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a tent; the tent falls into a nest; the nest jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) tent (c) nest (d) bucket
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a van; the van sings to a spoon; the spoon crashes into a needle; the needle sits on a jug. Which item comes right after the van? (a) needle (b) spoon (c) ladder (d) van
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a key; the key tickles an anchor; the anchor rolls into a radio; the radio falls into a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) anchor (c) key (d) radio

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