Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 220 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a tomato; the tomato falls into a shoe; the shoe chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) pillow (b) coconut (c) shoe (d) tomato
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into a watch; the watch jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) umpire (c) goat (d) radio
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a rope; the rope falls into a jug; the jug chases a spoon. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) urn (d) jug
11. 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto an orange; the orange falls into a radio; the radio sings to an igloo; the igloo tickles an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) orange (c) goat (d) igloo
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a lamp; the lamp chases a drum. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) drum (b) pillow (c) lamp (d) tent
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases an orange; the orange tickles a lemon; the lemon pulls an anchor; the anchor sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) lemon (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) wallet
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a candle; the candle pulls a bucket; the bucket rolls into a flute; the flute chases a net. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) net (b) bucket (c) flute (d) orange
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a jug; the jug falls into a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) watch (c) jug (d) shoe
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a ladder; the ladder jumps over a tent; the tent sits on a rose; the rose rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) banana (b) rose (c) wallet (d) tent
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a ball; the ball sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) duck (b) bucket (c) ball (d) glass
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a tomato; the tomato falls into a vase; the vase bounces onto a violin; the violin chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) bucket (b) ant (c) vase (d) tomato
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a parrot; the parrot tickles an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on an onion. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) owl (b) inkpot (c) coconut (d) parrot
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a radio; the radio sings to a doll; the doll rolls into an orange; the orange sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) radio (b) guava (c) umbrella (d) doll
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a watch; the watch tickles a parrot. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) flute (b) banana (c) duck (d) parrot
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a shoe; the shoe chases a mango; the mango bounces onto a monkey; the monkey falls into a jug. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) rope (b) jug (c) mango (d) monkey
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over a net; the net pulls an ant; the ant falls into a nest. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) net (b) ant (c) whistle (d) nest
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a pencil; the pencil chases a flute; the flute rolls into a vase; the vase crashes into a needle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) needle (c) flute (d) goat
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a vase; the vase sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) jug (d) sock
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a tent; the tent crashes into a frog; the frog falls into a mirror; the mirror rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) frog (d) tent
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a kettle; the kettle tickles an anchor; the anchor falls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) anchor (b) kettle (c) frog (d) ant
39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a wallet; the wallet tickles an apple; the apple pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) anchor (c) fan (d) wallet

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