Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 190 · 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 pencil sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases a cat; the cat bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) pencil (b) ice cream (c) shoe (d) wallet
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over a jug; the jug sits on a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) jeep (b) lemon (c) jug (d) tomato
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a goat; the goat sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a lemon; the lemon crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) mango (c) goat (d) umpire
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a net; the net sits on a key; the key rolls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a glass. Which item comes right before the key? (a) sock (b) bucket (c) net (d) key
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a net; the net jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) net (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) monkey
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a glass; the glass sings to an onion; the onion chases a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) onion (c) kettle (d) rose
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a glass; the glass chases a cat; the cat bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) guava (b) cat (c) apple (d) tiger
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a goat; the goat sings to a sock; the sock chases a jug; the jug bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) needle (b) sock (c) wallet (d) goat
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into an orange; the orange crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to an apple; the apple tickles a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) sock (c) jalebi (d) apple
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a rope; the rope sits on a van; the van tickles an owl; the owl bounces onto a key. Which item comes right before the key? (a) owl (b) van (c) key (d) guava
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a kite; the kite jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto a cat; the cat sings to a lemon. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) lemon (b) ant (c) kite (d) cat
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a mango; the mango bounces onto an ant; the ant sits on a guava; the guava sings to an owl. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) van (b) guava (c) ant (d) mango
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a rope; the rope falls into a key; the key crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) ant (b) key (c) rope (d) coconut
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a tomato; the tomato chases a parrot; the parrot crashes into a drum; the drum falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) cat (c) ant (d) drum
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a kite; the kite pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) tent (b) violin (c) monkey (d) kite
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into a key; the key sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) key (b) ice cream (c) kettle (d) spoon
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a fan; the fan pulls a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a van; the van falls into a net. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) fan (b) pencil (c) jalebi (d) net
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a cat; the cat chases a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) apple (c) bucket (d) coconut
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a wallet; the wallet crashes into a van; the van tickles a monkey; the monkey falls into a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) wallet (c) nest (d) duck
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a van; the van pulls a goat; the goat bounces onto a doll; the doll tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the van? (a) duck (b) goat (c) van (d) lemon
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a radio; the radio sings to a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) rose (c) jalebi (d) radio

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