Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 153 · 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 link story: a giant orange tickles a violin; the violin rolls into a mango; the mango chases an onion; the onion crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) onion (c) violin (d) ice cream
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an onion; the onion sings to a doll; the doll tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a mango. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) onion (b) mango (c) guava (d) doll
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on an igloo; the igloo rolls into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a guava; the guava pulls a frog. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) frog (b) igloo (c) kettle (d) guava
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a van; the van crashes into a nest; the nest jumps over a lemon; the lemon pulls a monkey. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) spoon (b) van (c) monkey (d) lemon
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 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a candle; the candle crashes into a frog; the frog jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) candle (b) igloo (c) watch (d) jug
10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over an apple; the apple crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a doll; the doll pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) tomato (b) ant (c) watch (d) apple
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a guava; the guava jumps over a wallet; the wallet falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) lamp (b) guava (c) urn (d) vase
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a candle; the candle sits on a needle; the needle rolls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) watch (c) mirror (d) ant
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases an owl; the owl bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) pillow (c) onion (d) radio
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls a shoe; the shoe chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a key. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) key (b) van (c) inkpot (d) bucket
18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a ladder; the ladder tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) ladder (b) rose (c) spoon (d) ant
24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a duck; the duck falls into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a glass. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) tent (b) cat (c) glass (d) anchor
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a mango; the mango sings to a cat; the cat crashes into a monkey; the monkey chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) drum (d) mango
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to an umpire; the umpire rolls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) rope (c) anchor (d) lamp
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over an anchor; the anchor chases an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) anchor (c) apple (d) vase
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a vase; the vase pulls a frog; the frog bounces onto an owl; the owl jumps over a rose. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) rose (b) anchor (c) frog (d) owl
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a vase; the vase crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a nest; the nest sings to an urn. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) nest (b) bucket (c) vase (d) urn
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a needle; the needle jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a rope; the rope chases an owl. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) owl (b) ice cream (c) jalebi (d) rope
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over a mango; the mango crashes into a kite; the kite pulls an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) kite (c) owl (d) wallet
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a flute; the flute rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) violin (b) rose (c) flute (d) inkpot
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a vase; the vase jumps over a lemon; the lemon chases a flute; the flute bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) banana (b) radio (c) lemon (d) flute
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles an owl; the owl sings to a doll; the doll sits on a key; the key crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) owl (c) pillow (d) key
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a needle; the needle chases an anchor; the anchor jumps over an ant; the ant crashes into a radio. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) ant (b) needle (c) anchor (d) jug

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