Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 174 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) lamp (b) wallet (c) ladder (d) duck
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases a radio; the radio rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a cat; the cat sits on a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) lemon (c) inkpot (d) glass
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a wallet; the wallet crashes into a kite; the kite pulls a drum; the drum sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) ladder (b) drum (c) wallet (d) van
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a shoe; the shoe sings to a fan; the fan pulls a vase; the vase jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) vase (c) shoe (d) bucket
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an owl; the owl sits on a watch; the watch sings to a banana; the banana pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) banana (c) owl (d) flute
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a cat; the cat tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) wallet (c) urn (d) onion
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a nest; the nest falls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a key. Which item comes right after the net? (a) nest (b) net (c) jalebi (d) lemon
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a wallet; the wallet chases a jug. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) jug (b) duck (c) radio (d) ice cream
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a doll; the doll pulls a jeep; the jeep tickles a shoe; the shoe sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) doll (b) watch (c) shoe (d) jeep
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a key; the key crashes into an owl; the owl bounces onto a fan; the fan falls into an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) key (c) urn (d) fan
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into an urn; the urn falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles a goat. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) urn (b) goat (c) rope (d) lamp
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a pencil; the pencil sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a flute. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) glass (c) pencil (d) nest
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a duck; the duck falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls an onion. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) glass (b) frog (c) vase (d) onion
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a parrot; the parrot tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into a needle; the needle rolls into an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) owl (b) lamp (c) parrot (d) tent
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a rose; the rose bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a drum; the drum tickles a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) key (d) rose
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a lamp; the lamp sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a glass; the glass sits on a radio. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) duck (c) lamp (d) parrot
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles a kite; the kite sits on a nest; the nest pulls a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) nest (c) wallet (d) whistle
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a drum; the drum sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) tiger (b) whistle (c) drum (d) shoe
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a kettle; the kettle chases a jeep; the jeep tickles a drum; the drum pulls a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) needle (c) jeep (d) drum

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