Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 118 · 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 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into a tiger; the tiger tickles an owl; the owl rolls into a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) owl (c) spoon (d) jug
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a glass; the glass pulls an apple; the apple tickles a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) onion (b) apple (c) tomato (d) lamp
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto a shoe; the shoe rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) jug (b) umbrella (c) rose (d) mango
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a sock; the sock falls into an orange; the orange pulls a cat; the cat tickles a kettle. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) sock (b) orange (c) cat (d) kettle
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a goat; the goat pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a needle; the needle tickles an apple. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) parrot (c) sock (d) apple
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a guava; the guava rolls into an onion; the onion pulls a mango; the mango crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) guava (b) onion (c) wallet (d) mango
12. 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a candle; the candle tickles a net; the net sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) kite (b) monkey (c) net (d) candle
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a watch; the watch chases an ant; the ant bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) onion (b) orange (c) mango (d) ant
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 tiger tickles a kettle; the kettle sings to a vase; the vase falls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) tomato (b) vase (c) tiger (d) monkey
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a guava; the guava sings to an owl; the owl tickles a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) van (c) banana (d) guava
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a monkey; the monkey chases a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) jug (c) urn (d) wallet
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a key; the key sits on a radio; the radio pulls a rope; the rope crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) candle (c) radio (d) key
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a rope; the rope chases a goat; the goat pulls an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) rope (c) ice cream (d) goat
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a violin; the violin bounces onto a jug; the jug crashes into a van; the van sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jalebi (b) drum (c) van (d) violin
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
26. 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a kite; the kite chases a lamp; the lamp sings to a ball; the ball tickles an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lemon (b) ball (c) owl (d) kite
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a doll; the doll falls into an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) net (c) doll (d) anchor
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into an owl; the owl rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) nest (b) lemon (c) shoe (d) anchor
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a mango; the mango chases a sock; the sock bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) orange (b) jalebi (c) ball (d) sock
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases a duck; the duck rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into a kettle; the kettle sits on a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) sock (c) rope (d) kettle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a vase; the vase crashes into an owl; the owl bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) tiger (b) owl (c) vase (d) candle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a doll; the doll sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) jalebi (c) ice cream (d) candle
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a sock; the sock tickles a whistle; the whistle chases a pencil; the pencil sits on a net. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) net (b) pencil (c) sock (d) umbrella
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to a kettle; the kettle chases a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) coconut (c) orange (d) bucket

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