Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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