Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 212 · 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) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a sock. Which item comes right after the net? (a) anchor (b) net (c) pillow (d) sock
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a rope; the rope chases a flute; the flute jumps over a violin; the violin crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) rope (b) flute (c) drum (d) violin
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon rolls into an igloo; the igloo falls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a jeep; the jeep tickles an umbrella. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) lemon (b) umbrella (c) jeep (d) igloo
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a sock; the sock falls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a fan; the fan sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) fan (b) drum (c) sock (d) candle
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a kettle; the kettle crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on an umpire; the umpire pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) pillow (c) kite (d) umpire
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a guava; the guava chases a cat; the cat bounces onto a mango; the mango jumps over a banana. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) cat (b) banana (c) guava (d) mango
12. 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a wallet; the wallet falls into a cat; the cat chases a sock; the sock sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) umbrella (b) cat (c) kite (d) wallet
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on a violin; the violin pulls a nest; the nest sings to a van. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) pillow (b) violin (c) nest (d) van
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a goat; the goat falls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a coconut; the coconut pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) goat (b) apple (c) onion (d) whistle
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a goat; the goat tickles a drum; the drum falls into a tomato. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) tomato (b) drum (c) rose (d) urn
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a banana; the banana rolls into a goat; the goat crashes into a tent. Which item comes right after the net? (a) goat (b) banana (c) apple (d) net
25. 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a watch; the watch chases an apple; the apple rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) lemon (b) watch (c) apple (d) ladder
28. 28.🔗 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
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 flute jumps over a sock; the sock bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a guava; the guava crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) guava (b) sock (c) frog (d) jalebi
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a frog; the frog pulls a key; the key jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right after the key? (a) umpire (b) frog (c) lamp (d) key
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a rope; the rope sits on a guava; the guava pulls a tiger; the tiger chases a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) ball (c) tiger (d) glass
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a van; the van sings to a ball; the ball pulls an ant; the ant sits on an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) ant (c) van (d) ball
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a frog; the frog chases a bucket; the bucket jumps over a guava; the guava tickles an ant. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) frog (b) ant (c) igloo (d) bucket
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a ladder; the ladder falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into an orange; the orange chases a key. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) ladder (b) anchor (c) orange (d) tiger
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a pillow; the pillow falls into a flute; the flute pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) tomato (c) flute (d) glass

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