Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 206 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a tent; the tent rolls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a cat; the cat bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) tent (c) apple (d) jeep
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) goat (b) ladder (c) igloo (d) tiger
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a glass; the glass falls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) mango (c) rose (d) mirror
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a nest; the nest pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) violin (b) nest (c) ant (d) banana
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a sock; the sock bounces onto a spoon; the spoon jumps over an igloo; the igloo sits on a ladder. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) igloo (b) mirror (c) spoon (d) sock
18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a shoe; the shoe rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) inkpot (b) fan (c) kettle (d) shoe
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into an apple; the apple sits on a mirror; the mirror chases a coconut; the coconut rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) mirror (b) bucket (c) apple (d) flute
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a nest; the nest pulls a doll; the doll tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) ice cream (b) doll (c) shoe (d) lamp
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a needle; the needle crashes into a goat; the goat chases a radio; the radio rolls into a van. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) needle (b) van (c) flute (d) radio
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a rose; the rose jumps over a jeep; the jeep chases a glass; the glass pulls a lemon. Which item comes right after the van? (a) jeep (b) lemon (c) rose (d) glass
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) nest (b) candle (c) net (d) tiger
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 ladder bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a banana; the banana rolls into a tiger; the tiger pulls an umpire. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) cat (b) ladder (c) banana (d) tiger
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 net falls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil rolls into an ant; the ant pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) pencil (b) net (c) candle (d) ant
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a watch; the watch jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) watch (b) fan (c) radio (d) apple
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a coconut; the coconut sings to a duck; the duck pulls a drum; the drum rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) drum (c) ladder (d) coconut
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo tickles a vase; the vase falls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls a van. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) igloo (b) vase (c) shoe (d) van
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a whistle; the whistle pulls a pillow; the pillow falls into a spoon; the spoon rolls into a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pencil (b) whistle (c) pillow (d) lamp
35. 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a pillow; the pillow sings to a fan; the fan jumps over an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) fan (c) lemon (d) kite
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a banana; the banana sits on a ladder; the ladder crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases a vase. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) vase (b) wallet (c) banana (d) ladder
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) monkey (b) bucket (c) guava (d) umpire
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a jeep; the jeep sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) monkey (b) jeep (c) pillow (d) lamp

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