Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 192 · 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 tomato sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a tiger; the tiger falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) mirror (b) tiger (c) jeep (d) wallet
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a candle; the candle sits on an umbrella; the umbrella chases a ball. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) ball (b) whistle (c) parrot (d) umbrella
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a rose; the rose pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) rose (c) goat (d) lamp
7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a parrot; the parrot rolls into a tomato; the tomato falls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) mirror (b) lamp (c) owl (d) tomato
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls a watch; the watch crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) watch (c) sock (d) spoon
12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into an igloo; the igloo falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a kettle. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) monkey (b) wallet (c) doll (d) igloo
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a nest; the nest rolls into a candle; the candle falls into an urn. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) urn (d) nest
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a frog; the frog pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) igloo (b) shoe (c) frog (d) umpire
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) needle (c) coconut (d) ladder
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a coconut; the coconut chases a guava; the guava pulls a parrot; the parrot crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) spoon (c) ice cream (d) coconut
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a shoe; the shoe tickles a kite; the kite crashes into a fan; the fan chases an umbrella. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) tent (b) kite (c) shoe (d) umbrella
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over a key; the key pulls an anchor; the anchor sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the key? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) radio (d) key
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a mirror; the mirror crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) anchor (b) umpire (c) fan (d) mirror
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a wallet; the wallet jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to an apple; the apple chases a goat. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) apple (c) wallet (d) goat
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls a jug; the jug sits on a goat. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) parrot (b) goat (c) ant (d) kettle
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a watch; the watch chases a nest; the nest bounces onto a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) nest (b) watch (c) doll (d) umpire
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a radio; the radio crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) rose (c) sock (d) radio
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) nest (c) ladder (d) ball
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a violin; the violin jumps over a shoe; the shoe sings to a pillow. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) pillow (b) violin (c) ladder (d) shoe
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a tiger; the tiger crashes into an owl; the owl sings to a tomato; the tomato chases a duck. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) duck (b) monkey (c) tomato (d) tiger
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a mirror; the mirror sits on a needle; the needle falls into a glass; the glass chases a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) nest (b) mirror (c) needle (d) glass

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