Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 168 · 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 ball bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a parrot. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) sock (b) ball (c) banana (d) parrot
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a sock; the sock chases a shoe; the shoe tickles an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) needle (c) sock (d) shoe
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
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: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a radio; the radio chases a doll; the doll jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) monkey (b) radio (c) cat (d) ant
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on an ant; the ant jumps over a pencil; the pencil chases a tiger; the tiger falls into a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) violin (c) shoe (d) pencil
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a ladder; the ladder falls into a net; the net jumps over a key; the key crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the net? (a) orange (b) key (c) ladder (d) banana
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a frog; the frog jumps over a monkey; the monkey sings to a van; the van bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) van (c) sock (d) parrot
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into an urn; the urn bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a key; the key sits on a flute. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) key (b) umpire (c) ice cream (d) urn
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a rose; the rose tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into a cat; the cat sits on an igloo. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) umbrella (b) rose (c) lemon (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a goat; the goat crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into a guava; the guava jumps over a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) key (c) guava (d) goat
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a lemon; the lemon jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) lemon (b) ant (c) tomato (d) goat
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a coconut; the coconut falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a doll; the doll pulls an umpire. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) umpire (b) ant (c) coconut (d) lamp
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases a jug; the jug bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over a spoon; the spoon sings to an owl. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) jug (b) spoon (c) owl (d) apple
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a flute; the flute tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) violin (b) duck (c) candle (d) flute
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a ladder; the ladder rolls into a tomato; the tomato tickles an urn; the urn falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) rose (c) coconut (d) urn
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over a glass; the glass chases an urn. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) watch (b) lemon (c) urn (d) glass
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a cat; the cat jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a guava. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) cat (c) guava (d) inkpot
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a fan; the fan rolls into a candle; the candle sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) candle (b) inkpot (c) monkey (d) jalebi
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a banana; the banana rolls into a net; the net crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) net (b) anchor (c) fan (d) banana
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a cat; the cat pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a drum. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) monkey (c) ball (d) drum
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a net; the net tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an ant; the ant pulls a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) net (c) ice cream (d) vase
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a rose; the rose rolls into a duck; the duck falls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) watch (b) mango (c) rose (d) duck
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a whistle; the whistle sings to a pencil; the pencil chases an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) umpire (d) orange
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into an ant; the ant sits on a rope; the rope tickles a flute; the flute pulls a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) guava (c) ant (d) flute
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a jug; the jug falls into an apple; the apple chases an umpire. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) jug (b) pillow (c) umpire (d) apple
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on an igloo; the igloo sings to an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) igloo (b) bucket (c) inkpot (d) jalebi

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