Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 195 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into an umpire; the umpire tickles a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) spoon (c) orange (d) tomato
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a drum; the drum jumps over a jug; the jug sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the net? (a) kite (b) jug (c) key (d) drum
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into an urn; the urn crashes into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a doll. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) urn (b) radio (c) wallet (d) doll
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a mango; the mango sits on a van. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) wallet (b) mango (c) apple (d) tomato
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a nest; the nest tickles a fan; the fan chases an ant; the ant pulls a candle. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) ant (b) fan (c) candle (d) glass
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a doll; the doll crashes into an orange; the orange chases an owl; the owl falls into an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) owl (c) duck (d) doll
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a net; the net jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on a goat; the goat falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) sock (c) net (d) umbrella
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a banana; the banana sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) lemon (c) jeep (d) mirror
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a whistle; the whistle sings to an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the key? (a) whistle (b) key (c) pillow (d) jeep
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a goat; the goat pulls a fan; the fan sits on a spoon; the spoon tickles a ball. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) nest (c) spoon (d) goat
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a nest; the nest pulls a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) tomato (d) kite
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a violin; the violin chases a doll; the doll rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a van. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) violin (b) doll (c) van (d) tiger
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a guava; the guava falls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a frog; the frog bounces onto a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) guava (b) net (c) frog (d) shoe
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a jalebi; the jalebi chases a mirror; the mirror falls into an apple; the apple tickles an ant. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) ant (c) candle (d) mirror
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) watch (c) banana (d) cat
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a needle; the needle sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over an owl. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) whistle (c) owl (d) umbrella
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a wallet; the wallet sings to a nest. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) nest (b) glass (c) owl (d) umbrella
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a tomato; the tomato crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a sock; the sock bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) bucket (d) orange
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls an ant; the ant sits on a glass; the glass tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) flute (b) fan (c) glass (d) ant
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a candle; the candle sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) glass (b) flute (c) duck (d) rope
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a frog; the frog rolls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a nest; the nest crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) nest (b) watch (c) pillow (d) frog
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles an inkpot; the inkpot chases a jug; the jug crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) onion (c) violin (d) jug

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