Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 210 · 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) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls an orange; the orange sits on a monkey; the monkey falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) onion (b) monkey (c) orange (d) duck
5. 5.🔗 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
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.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) guava (b) ball (c) duck (d) wallet
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a tomato; the tomato tickles a vase; the vase sings to a frog; the frog sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) vase (b) frog (c) duck (d) tomato
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a lamp. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) ice cream (b) fan (c) parrot (d) lamp
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a tomato; the tomato falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) tomato (b) lemon (c) violin (d) tent
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto a net; the net falls into a candle; the candle sits on a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) parrot (b) jeep (c) candle (d) net
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a kite; the kite sings to a key; the key crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) glass (c) key (d) kite
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a key; the key rolls into an orange; the orange falls into a vase; the vase sings to an owl. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) onion (b) owl (c) orange (d) vase
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a spoon; the spoon tickles a whistle; the whistle sings to a ball. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) spoon (b) ball (c) jug (d) ice cream
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a violin; the violin crashes into an onion; the onion sits on a flute; the flute jumps over an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) rose (c) flute (d) violin
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) lamp (b) glass (c) drum (d) whistle
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a wallet; the wallet chases a goat; the goat crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) owl (b) wallet (c) ladder (d) lamp
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a van; the van sits on a ladder; the ladder rolls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) van (b) banana (c) jug (d) sock
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a shoe; the shoe chases a doll; the doll tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) watch (b) pencil (c) shoe (d) coconut
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a whistle; the whistle falls into a rope; the rope crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a key. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) frog (c) coconut (d) rope
31. 31.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a drum; the drum sings to a monkey; the monkey jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) igloo (c) ice cream (d) anchor
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a rose; the rose chases a radio; the radio tickles a jug; the jug sings to a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) radio (c) pencil (d) jug
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a sock; the sock tickles a drum; the drum pulls a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) flute (c) ice cream (d) sock
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a vase; the vase crashes into a nest; the nest sits on a kettle; the kettle jumps over a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) nest (c) vase (d) shoe
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 needle rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) parrot (b) needle (c) wallet (d) kite
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a rope; the rope chases a drum; the drum jumps over a cat; the cat pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) apple (b) drum (c) ball (d) rope
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) spoon (c) rose (d) guava

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