Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 209 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a candle; the candle rolls into a vase; the vase chases a ball; the ball tickles an onion. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) vase (c) violin (d) onion
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a shoe. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) kettle (c) mirror (d) bucket
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto a mango; the mango pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into a pencil. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) pencil (b) drum (c) lamp (d) mango
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a doll; the doll pulls a vase. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) spoon (c) bucket (d) vase
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a guava; the guava bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) duck (b) radio (c) umpire (d) guava
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock chases a kettle; the kettle crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto a net; the net sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) coconut (c) kettle (d) rope
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a pillow; the pillow jumps over an apple; the apple falls into a jeep; the jeep sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) orange (b) candle (c) apple (d) jeep
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a net; the net crashes into a watch; the watch chases a ball; the ball jumps over a frog. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) frog (b) net (c) umpire (d) ball
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream chases an umpire; the umpire falls into a radio; the radio pulls a frog. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) ice cream (b) candle (c) umpire (d) frog
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a ball; the ball chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) bucket (c) sock (d) ball
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a kite; the kite bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a frog; the frog chases a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) fan (c) kite (d) coconut
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) coconut (c) apple (d) doll
23. 23.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a goat; the goat sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into an igloo; the igloo rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) goat (c) umbrella (d) igloo
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over a vase; the vase rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) net (c) vase (d) owl
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a nest; the nest pulls a needle; the needle chases an anchor. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) anchor (b) needle (c) nest (d) ice cream
27. 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an owl; the owl falls into a ladder; the ladder jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) owl (b) jalebi (c) pencil (d) pillow
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into an ant; the ant falls into a needle. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) ant (c) needle (d) tent
31. 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a rose; the rose chases a kettle; the kettle pulls a lemon; the lemon rolls into a van. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) inkpot (b) rose (c) kettle (d) lemon
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) doll (b) wallet (c) mango (d) coconut
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a goat; the goat sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over an umpire; the umpire tickles a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) anchor (c) goat (d) apple
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into a van; the van bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) shoe (c) van (d) monkey
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a radio; the radio crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a bucket; the bucket chases a wallet. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) fan (b) jug (c) radio (d) bucket
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a guava; the guava rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a fan; the fan sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) jug (b) fan (c) ant (d) guava
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a radio; the radio falls into an apple; the apple sings to an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) apple (b) ball (c) radio (d) umbrella

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