Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 202 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases an urn; the urn sits on a sock; the sock crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) urn (c) umbrella (d) doll
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a vase; the vase pulls an owl; the owl sings to a tiger; the tiger tickles an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) shoe (c) vase (d) tiger
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over a banana; the banana chases a sock. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) anchor (c) tomato (d) sock
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a flute; the flute rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to an igloo. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) flute (b) igloo (c) tiger (d) tent
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on a vase; the vase chases a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) candle (c) apple (d) vase
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a jug; the jug tickles a vase; the vase crashes into a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) nest (c) inkpot (d) vase
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a net; the net falls into a ball; the ball chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) igloo (b) banana (c) ball (d) net
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
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 monkey rolls into a needle; the needle pulls a flute; the flute chases a doll; the doll sings to an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) doll (c) orange (d) needle
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a duck; the duck falls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) anchor (b) duck (c) mirror (d) jug
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a van; the van falls into a net; the net pulls an anchor; the anchor sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ant (b) anchor (c) frog (d) van
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi chases a guava; the guava tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a pencil; the pencil falls into a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) mirror (c) jug (d) pencil
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a fan; the fan chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) duck (b) fan (c) mirror (d) umbrella
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into a duck; the duck chases an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) pillow (c) radio (d) duck
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a key; the key pulls a coconut; the coconut chases an ant; the ant sings to a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) coconut (c) kite (d) ladder
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a banana; the banana sings to a radio; the radio sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) radio (b) banana (c) whistle (d) fan
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a kite; the kite chases a doll; the doll tickles a violin; the violin rolls into a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) wallet (c) ball (d) doll
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a tent; the tent crashes into an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) orange (c) tent (d) pillow
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a needle; the needle rolls into a guava; the guava sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) inkpot (b) jeep (c) guava (d) lemon
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a watch; the watch crashes into a drum; the drum bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) radio (b) owl (c) umbrella (d) watch
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a violin; the violin rolls into a glass; the glass sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) flute (b) glass (c) violin (d) rope
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a fan; the fan chases an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) needle (c) umbrella (d) pillow
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock tickles an igloo; the igloo crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) tent (c) whistle (d) umpire
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a cat; the cat tickles an onion; the onion bounces onto a kite; the kite jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) onion (c) cat (d) kite

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