Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 223 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a vase; the vase sings to a ball; the ball falls into a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) vase (c) anchor (d) net
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a net; the net tickles a whistle; the whistle pulls a radio; the radio crashes into a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) orange (b) whistle (c) net (d) radio
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sits on a kettle; the kettle crashes into a key. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) key (b) fan (c) kettle (d) tiger
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a bucket; the bucket sits on a jalebi; the jalebi chases a guava; the guava pulls a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jeep (b) jalebi (c) owl (d) bucket
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a rose; the rose jumps over a ball; the ball bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) rose (c) needle (d) ball
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) rope (b) guava (c) tiger (d) jeep
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a fan; the fan chases a ladder; the ladder tickles an urn; the urn sings to an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) fan (b) urn (c) owl (d) onion
15. 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
16. 16.🔗 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
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 bucket sings to a watch; the watch bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a tent; the tent falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) bucket (b) jeep (c) watch (d) anchor
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a flute; the flute sings to a coconut; the coconut sits on a needle; the needle crashes into a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) key (c) needle (d) vase
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a rose; the rose chases a tent. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) parrot (b) fan (c) jeep (d) tent
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a mango; the mango falls into a coconut; the coconut crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a sock. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) sock (b) inkpot (c) coconut (d) tomato
28. 28.🔗 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
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 needle pulls a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a whistle; the whistle falls into a tent; the tent chases a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) jalebi (c) needle (d) tent
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a frog; the frog chases a sock. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) sock (b) whistle (c) frog (d) lamp
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a frog; the frog sits on an apple; the apple pulls a needle; the needle bounces onto a pillow. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) kettle (c) needle (d) pillow
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a ball; the ball pulls a wallet; the wallet tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) wallet (d) goat
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a flute; the flute rolls into a mirror; the mirror chases a parrot. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) anchor (b) flute (c) mirror (d) radio
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a doll; the doll chases a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) doll (c) pillow (d) tomato
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a kettle; the kettle chases a watch; the watch jumps over a net; the net sits on a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) banana (c) wallet (d) net
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on an umpire; the umpire pulls a key; the key tickles a rope; the rope falls into an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) umbrella (c) rope (d) coconut

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