Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 156 · 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 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a sock; the sock tickles a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a flute; the flute sits on a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) banana (d) flute
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles an ant; the ant rolls into a wallet; the wallet pulls an umpire; the umpire jumps over a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) wallet (c) jeep (d) doll
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over a cat; the cat chases a radio; the radio crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a glass. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) parrot (b) cat (c) glass (d) candle
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a jeep; the jeep jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) candle (c) apple (d) jeep
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into an urn; the urn jumps over an anchor; the anchor chases a monkey; the monkey tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) frog (b) guava (c) monkey (d) urn
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a pencil; the pencil tickles a fan; the fan pulls an owl; the owl sits on a ladder. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) pencil (b) key (c) fan (d) ladder
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a candle; the candle chases a key; the key crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the key? (a) net (b) doll (c) key (d) candle
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over a lemon; the lemon chases a key; the key bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) key (b) lemon (c) banana (d) spoon
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into a drum; the drum pulls a tiger. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) tiger (b) inkpot (c) igloo (d) drum
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a pencil; the pencil rolls into a cat; the cat falls into a key; the key bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) rose (c) wallet (d) pencil
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a watch. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) watch (b) spoon (c) violin (d) ice cream
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a shoe; the shoe sits on a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a van; the van rolls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) shoe (b) lemon (c) van (d) tiger
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a net; the net chases a van; the van crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) van (c) net (d) mirror
26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a fan; the fan tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a rose; the rose bounces onto a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) umbrella (c) fan (d) rose
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a ladder; the ladder jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into an umpire; the umpire sits on a mango. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) umpire (b) mango (c) jug (d) ladder
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a pillow; the pillow sings to an orange; the orange tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) orange (b) pillow (c) mirror (d) frog
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a candle; the candle chases a net; the net falls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) net (c) kettle (d) candle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto an ant; the ant tickles a ball; the ball falls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) goat (c) ball (d) drum
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a glass; the glass sings to a net; the net tickles an umpire. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) umpire (b) glass (c) candle (d) violin
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a tiger; the tiger pulls a lamp; the lamp sings to a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) spoon (c) lamp (d) guava
36. 36.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over an ant; the ant sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) urn (b) tomato (c) ant (d) nest
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a ladder; the ladder chases a tent; the tent tickles a radio; the radio bounces onto a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) tent (c) ladder (d) radio
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a net; the net jumps over an umpire; the umpire crashes into a vase; the vase chases a banana. Which item comes right before the net? (a) vase (b) kettle (c) net (d) umpire

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