Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 149 · 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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into an onion; the onion tickles an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) jug (c) owl (d) onion
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a net; the net rolls into an orange; the orange chases a nest; the nest tickles a key. Which item comes right before the net? (a) pillow (b) net (c) nest (d) orange
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a shoe; the shoe sings to an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) igloo (c) shoe (d) frog
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a tomato; the tomato pulls a duck; the duck tickles a key; the key bounces onto a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) duck (b) tomato (c) key (d) mirror
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a jug; the jug rolls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a tomato; the tomato sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) net (b) jug (c) tomato (d) mirror
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a frog; the frog sings to a kite; the kite falls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) frog (d) ball
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a monkey; the monkey pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) inkpot (b) coconut (c) doll (d) needle
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a needle. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) vase (b) needle (c) wallet (d) mirror
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into a banana; the banana tickles an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) jalebi (c) banana (d) jeep
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
26. 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into an onion; the onion sits on an orange. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) whistle (b) onion (c) mirror (d) bucket
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a bucket; the bucket tickles a glass; the glass sits on a spoon; the spoon jumps over a drum. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) glass (b) bucket (c) drum (d) spoon
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 cat falls into an ant; the ant jumps over a candle; the candle tickles a kite; the kite bounces onto a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) ant (c) spoon (d) kite
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a candle; the candle sings to a flute; the flute falls into an owl; the owl jumps over a needle. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) needle (b) mirror (c) candle (d) flute
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a nest; the nest jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to an umpire. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) flute (b) nest (c) umpire (d) ice cream
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into an orange; the orange crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to an owl; the owl tickles an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) orange (c) owl (d) ball
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a guava; the guava chases an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) guava (c) monkey (d) orange
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a frog; the frog bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a ladder; the ladder falls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) umpire (c) lamp (d) ladder
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a jug; the jug chases a goat; the goat crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) anchor (c) pencil (d) jug
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a kite; the kite sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) coconut (b) kite (c) kettle (d) parrot
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into a net; the net jumps over a van; the van chases a whistle; the whistle pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) whistle (c) van (d) net

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