Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 155 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) pillow (c) doll (d) bucket
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on an owl; the owl sings to a monkey; the monkey tickles a candle; the candle falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) tomato (b) doll (c) monkey (d) owl
9. 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls a rose; the rose sits on a tent; the tent tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) tent (b) rose (c) drum (d) banana
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a monkey; the monkey rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a rope. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) lamp (b) nest (c) monkey (d) rope
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a duck; the duck crashes into a pencil; the pencil sings to a rope; the rope jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) duck (c) anchor (d) guava
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto an urn; the urn tickles an orange; the orange rolls into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) urn (c) orange (d) bucket
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a watch; the watch sings to a coconut; the coconut tickles a whistle; the whistle jumps over a needle. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) needle (b) coconut (c) mango (d) watch
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a tent; the tent pulls a pillow; the pillow tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) pillow (b) watch (c) parrot (d) tent
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a jug; the jug bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) rope (b) umbrella (c) duck (d) kettle
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a ball; the ball falls into an onion; the onion rolls into a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) onion (c) violin (d) banana
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a lamp; the lamp chases an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) ice cream (c) umbrella (d) monkey
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over an orange; the orange rolls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a key; the key crashes into an owl. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) orange (b) key (c) goat (d) owl
30. 30.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over an owl; the owl chases a cat; the cat crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a violin. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) violin (b) owl (c) ice cream (d) net
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into an urn; the urn jumps over a pencil; the pencil sings to a drum; the drum pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) pillow (b) pencil (c) urn (d) drum
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a doll; the doll chases a goat; the goat crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) van (b) doll (c) pillow (d) goat
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a needle; the needle falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an apple; the apple pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) inkpot (b) bucket (c) apple (d) needle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a frog. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) inkpot (c) umbrella (d) umpire
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a pencil; the pencil tickles a key; the key sits on a bucket; the bucket crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) watch (b) pencil (c) bucket (d) key
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over an onion; the onion chases an urn; the urn bounces onto a whistle; the whistle crashes into a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) mango (c) frog (d) onion
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a parrot; the parrot tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) parrot (d) ant

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