Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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