Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 180 · 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 pillow chases a banana; the banana crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a candle; the candle bounces onto a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) pillow (c) glass (d) candle
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a jeep; the jeep tickles a wallet; the wallet rolls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) tomato (b) mango (c) jeep (d) wallet
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a duck; the duck bounces onto a vase; the vase sits on a jug; the jug rolls into an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) urn (b) monkey (c) vase (d) jug
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a vase; the vase pulls a frog; the frog sings to a kettle; the kettle chases a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) kettle (c) vase (d) violin
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a drum; the drum jumps over a banana; the banana sits on an ant; the ant crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) banana (b) ball (c) ant (d) orange
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a kite; the kite sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) candle (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) kite
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a radio; the radio sings to a lamp; the lamp falls into an apple; the apple chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) jug (b) pencil (c) radio (d) lamp
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) pencil (c) banana (d) tiger
18. 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into an apple; the apple pulls a kite; the kite sits on a tent; the tent rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) apple (b) tent (c) kite (d) wallet
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a sock; the sock crashes into an owl; the owl jumps over a candle; the candle rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) sock (c) owl (d) ladder
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a doll; the doll pulls a tent; the tent sits on an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) doll (c) jeep (d) jalebi
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an owl; the owl jumps over a coconut; the coconut tickles an umpire. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) umpire (b) owl (c) doll (d) coconut
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases an ant; the ant sits on a net; the net pulls an anchor; the anchor tickles a rose. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) rose (b) igloo (c) net (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a duck; the duck falls into a doll; the doll jumps over a parrot; the parrot pulls an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) inkpot (d) fan
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls an onion; the onion tickles a cat; the cat chases a candle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) candle (c) umpire (d) onion
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a pencil; the pencil rolls into a radio; the radio sits on an umpire; the umpire chases a sock. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) sock (b) radio (c) nest (d) pencil
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a banana; the banana chases a net; the net sits on an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) net (b) duck (c) banana (d) watch
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a mirror; the mirror crashes into a vase; the vase sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) inkpot (c) fan (d) vase
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 radio sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) pillow (b) cat (c) rope (d) inkpot
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a kite; the kite crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a sock; the sock pulls an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) jalebi (c) kite (d) ice cream
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a nest; the nest crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a candle; the candle sits on an igloo. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) nest (b) candle (c) glass (d) radio
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a cat; the cat sings to a guava; the guava bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) cat (b) guava (c) glass (d) inkpot

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