Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 172 · 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 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a cat; the cat tickles a wallet; the wallet pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) bucket (d) sock
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a pillow; the pillow chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a key; the key sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) pillow (b) net (c) inkpot (d) key
5. 5.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a frog; the frog sits on an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) umbrella (c) nest (d) frog
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a jug; the jug tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over a nest; the nest falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) jug (b) duck (c) tomato (d) whistle
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a lamp; the lamp chases a spoon; the spoon sings to an ant; the ant sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) spoon (b) rose (c) ant (d) banana
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a pillow; the pillow tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a coconut; the coconut crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) coconut (b) ice cream (c) shoe (d) pillow
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a glass; the glass tickles a shoe; the shoe falls into a pillow; the pillow pulls a lamp. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) lamp (b) shoe (c) pillow (d) glass
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a flute; the flute sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) apple (b) rose (c) flute (d) ball
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a tomato; the tomato tickles an ant; the ant rolls into a needle. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) ant (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) needle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a parrot; the parrot chases a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jalebi (b) jug (c) shoe (d) parrot
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a candle; the candle tickles an onion; the onion pulls a guava; the guava sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) ice cream (b) guava (c) candle (d) onion
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls a watch; the watch sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an urn; the urn chases a glass. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) rose (b) watch (c) inkpot (d) urn
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a frog; the frog sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) ladder (c) jug (d) mirror
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a vase; the vase crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) anchor (c) ice cream (d) igloo
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto an onion; the onion jumps over a net; the net sits on a shoe. Which item comes right before the net? (a) onion (b) shoe (c) flute (d) net
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a pencil; the pencil sings to an apple; the apple jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a tomato. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) ladder (c) apple (d) tomato
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a cat; the cat chases a glass; the glass crashes into a duck; the duck tickles an urn. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) urn (b) duck (c) glass (d) sock
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a candle; the candle pulls a whistle; the whistle sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) sock (c) owl (d) jalebi
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to an igloo. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) igloo (b) inkpot (c) tomato (d) guava
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a parrot; the parrot falls into a doll; the doll chases a tent. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) pillow (b) doll (c) ant (d) parrot
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a parrot; the parrot sits on a tiger; the tiger rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) parrot (c) guava (d) tiger
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over a rose; the rose pulls an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a watch; the watch crashes into a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) tent (c) bucket (d) rose
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a drum; the drum pulls a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) coconut (c) mango (d) drum

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