Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 139 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a parrot; the parrot jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a kite. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) parrot (b) lemon (c) kite (d) doll
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a flute; the flute chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) flute (c) sock (d) parrot
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a drum; the drum pulls a ladder; the ladder chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) pillow (d) tomato
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a frog; the frog tickles a ball; the ball bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) cat (b) jalebi (c) apple (d) frog
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a candle; the candle falls into a tomato; the tomato tickles an onion; the onion pulls a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) shoe (c) frog (d) onion
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a watch; the watch tickles a rope; the rope chases a monkey; the monkey falls into a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) watch (c) monkey (d) bucket
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a jeep; the jeep sits on a cat; the cat bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) jeep (b) cat (c) whistle (d) frog
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) kettle (c) nest (d) duck
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls an anchor; the anchor tickles a watch; the watch falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) onion (b) duck (c) anchor (d) jeep
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a rose; the rose rolls into a jug; the jug tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) rose (b) pencil (c) nest (d) lamp
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sits on an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an urn; the urn pulls a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) mirror (c) urn (d) banana
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a sock; the sock tickles a fan; the fan sings to a pencil; the pencil crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) ice cream (b) ant (c) pencil (d) sock
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a shoe; the shoe rolls into a frog; the frog sits on a flute. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) apple (b) flute (c) shoe (d) frog
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a guava; the guava sits on a rose; the rose pulls a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) rose (b) watch (c) ladder (d) pillow
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a needle; the needle sits on an owl; the owl sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) owl (b) cat (c) needle (d) drum
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) pencil (b) rope (c) glass (d) inkpot
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a nest; the nest tickles a rope; the rope pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) rope (b) wallet (c) inkpot (d) nest
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a banana; the banana bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a net; the net chases a key. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) jug (c) drum (d) net
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into an ant; the ant pulls a ladder; the ladder tickles a fan; the fan chases a violin. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) fan (b) doll (c) ant (d) violin
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an owl; the owl sits on an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a banana; the banana jumps over a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) van (b) duck (c) umbrella (d) banana
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases an apple; the apple rolls into a wallet; the wallet tickles a guava; the guava jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) parrot (c) anchor (d) apple
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a frog; the frog tickles a jeep; the jeep rolls into a ladder; the ladder chases a lamp. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) ladder (b) frog (c) lamp (d) ant
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a spoon; the spoon sings to a guava; the guava chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) guava (b) fan (c) whistle (d) spoon
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story

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