Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 183 · 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 goat sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a spoon; the spoon sings to a banana. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) watch (b) goat (c) pillow (d) banana
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls an owl; the owl bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a flute; the flute crashes into an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) ant (c) duck (d) flute
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a duck; the duck pulls a candle; the candle crashes into a net; the net jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the net? (a) needle (b) candle (c) doll (d) duck
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) urn (c) banana (d) jug
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a duck; the duck sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) inkpot (c) duck (d) bucket
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a doll; the doll falls into an anchor; the anchor chases a banana; the banana crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) banana (d) anchor
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a coconut; the coconut sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) coconut (c) ant (d) umpire
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into an ant; the ant falls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a net; the net chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the net? (a) ant (b) net (c) van (d) bucket
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a vase; the vase crashes into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a shoe; the shoe sits on a lemon. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) vase (c) nest (d) shoe
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a ladder; the ladder rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on an urn; the urn falls into a violin. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) igloo (b) parrot (c) violin (d) urn
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a net; the net pulls a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) bucket (c) net (d) sock
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sings to a net; the net pulls a rose; the rose tickles a bucket; the bucket chases an urn. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) urn (c) bucket (d) net
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto an igloo; the igloo pulls an ant; the ant sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) igloo (c) fan (d) ant
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a kite; the kite crashes into a guava; the guava falls into a rose; the rose rolls into a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) rose (c) guava (d) kite
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a shoe; the shoe sits on a pencil; the pencil sings to an apple; the apple falls into a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) net (c) jeep (d) pencil
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a whistle; the whistle crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls a jug. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) whistle (b) banana (c) jug (d) radio
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a needle; the needle tickles an owl; the owl sits on a glass; the glass sings to a van. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) needle (b) nest (c) glass (d) owl
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a banana; the banana tickles a rope. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) rope (b) mirror (c) goat (d) kettle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a candle; the candle pulls an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a key; the key jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right before the key? (a) candle (b) apple (c) igloo (d) inkpot
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a jug. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) fan (b) umbrella (c) tiger (d) jug
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a ladder; the ladder chases a tent; the tent pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) tent (c) urn (d) bucket
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a rope; the rope chases a rose; the rose sings to a ladder; the ladder crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) candle (b) inkpot (c) rope (d) ladder
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a watch; the watch jumps over a flute; the flute sings to a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) kettle (c) flute (d) fan
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a shoe; the shoe tickles a rose; the rose falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) shoe (b) pencil (c) rose (d) wallet
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a spoon; the spoon falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) spoon (c) jalebi (d) wallet
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a violin; the violin chases a rope; the rope pulls a radio; the radio sits on a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) doll (c) rope (d) violin

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