Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 233 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a goat; the goat falls into a glass; the glass sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) glass (b) goat (c) jug (d) whistle
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a mango; the mango bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into a flute. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) ladder (b) flute (c) drum (d) mango
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a fan; the fan tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a van; the van sits on a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) guava (c) banana (d) umpire
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a tomato; the tomato jumps over a watch; the watch tickles a rose; the rose bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) rose (c) watch (d) tomato
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
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 whistle rolls into a kite; the kite sings to a sock; the sock bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a watch. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) watch (c) kite (d) drum
15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into an anchor; the anchor chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) anchor (b) igloo (c) wallet (d) cat
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a tent; the tent falls into a violin; the violin chases an ice cream. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) orange (c) guava (d) tent
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into an ant; the ant chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into a doll; the doll tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) guava (b) ant (c) doll (d) bucket
19. 19.🔗 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
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.🔗 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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a mango; the mango crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) anchor (c) banana (d) mango
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls a lemon; the lemon rolls into a mango. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) kite (b) mango (c) shoe (d) banana
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a net; the net jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) igloo (b) guava (c) net (d) mirror
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a mango; the mango rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a duck; the duck tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) drum (b) duck (c) ice cream (d) mango
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a cat; the cat tickles a mango; the mango crashes into an orange; the orange chases a lemon. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) cat (b) orange (c) doll (d) lemon
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a radio; the radio sits on a frog; the frog crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) frog (c) radio (d) anchor
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a pencil; the pencil tickles a candle; the candle crashes into a mirror; the mirror jumps over an urn. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) pencil (b) mirror (c) ball (d) candle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a guava; the guava sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a watch; the watch chases a van. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) nest (b) guava (c) jeep (d) van
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a rope; the rope sits on a lemon; the lemon jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) pillow (c) flute (d) lemon
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a candle; the candle chases a kite; the kite bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a radio. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) ant (b) radio (c) coconut (d) kite
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a tiger; the tiger falls into a pillow; the pillow jumps over a vase; the vase sits on a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) pillow (c) ice cream (d) frog
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles an onion; the onion sings to a radio; the radio pulls a doll. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) onion (b) radio (c) doll (d) lamp
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 guava rolls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a wallet; the wallet sits on a sock; the sock falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) wallet (c) pencil (d) sock
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a guava; the guava bounces onto a mirror; the mirror chases a frog; the frog falls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) mirror (b) guava (c) tent (d) parrot

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