Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 221 · 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) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a frog; the frog jumps over a duck; the duck chases an apple; the apple sings to a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) owl (b) apple (c) frog (d) duck
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a needle; the needle sits on an umpire; the umpire falls into a glass; the glass crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) anchor (c) watch (d) needle
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into a ball; the ball tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) coconut (b) rope (c) fan (d) ladder
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) orange (b) rope (c) spoon (d) pencil
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a flute; the flute sits on a wallet; the wallet falls into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a kite. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) onion (b) flute (c) tomato (d) kite
22. 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a net; the net falls into a key; the key bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into an owl. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) lamp (c) owl (d) candle
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a tent; the tent pulls a goat; the goat sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into a nest. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) goat (c) flute (d) nest
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a doll; the doll falls into a van; the van tickles a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) tent (c) doll (d) tomato
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a jug; the jug pulls a goat; the goat chases a sock; the sock sits on a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) jug (b) nest (c) sock (d) rope
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a candle; the candle chases an anchor; the anchor rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a needle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) candle (c) needle (d) glass
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a pillow; the pillow pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) apple (b) tomato (c) pillow (d) kite
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a bucket; the bucket tickles a van; the van chases a sock; the sock jumps over an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) apple (c) key (d) van
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a ball; the ball pulls a frog; the frog jumps over a drum; the drum sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) frog (b) drum (c) cat (d) anchor
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a needle; the needle chases a drum; the drum tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) watch (c) umbrella (d) lamp
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into a rope; the rope rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) mirror (b) orange (c) rope (d) nest
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a tent; the tent chases a monkey; the monkey tickles a guava; the guava sits on a tiger. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) tiger (b) duck (c) guava (d) tent
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls a rose; the rose tickles a guava; the guava chases a violin; the violin jumps over a cat. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) tent (b) rose (c) guava (d) violin
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a rose; the rose jumps over a whistle; the whistle pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) jeep
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a mango; the mango sits on a lemon; the lemon tickles a coconut; the coconut rolls into a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) nest (c) lemon (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a shoe; the shoe chases a monkey; the monkey falls into a drum; the drum crashes into a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) shoe (d) drum
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a goat; the goat jumps over a van; the van sings to a key; the key bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) van (c) watch (d) drum

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