Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 237 · 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, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a whistle; the whistle chases a coconut; the coconut sings to a nest; the nest jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) nest (b) whistle (c) coconut (d) radio
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a tomato; the tomato jumps over a pillow; the pillow pulls a sock; the sock sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) wallet (c) urn (d) pillow
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over a nest; the nest falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) nest (b) shoe (c) pillow (d) tiger
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into an ant; the ant pulls a rose; the rose sings to an anchor; the anchor rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) ice cream (b) anchor (c) goat (d) ant
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a lemon; the lemon jumps over a goat; the goat chases a glass; the glass crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) spoon (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) goat
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into a parrot; the parrot sits on a frog; the frog sings to a drum. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ice cream (b) drum (c) ball (d) parrot
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) wallet (c) coconut (d) doll
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a ball; the ball falls into a whistle; the whistle sings to a frog; the frog sits on a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) frog (c) spoon (d) whistle
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a shoe; the shoe rolls into a tent; the tent falls into a vase. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) tent (d) ice cream
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a guava; the guava bounces onto a rope; the rope chases an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) sock (b) wallet (c) rope (d) guava
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a doll; the doll falls into a cat; the cat sings to a banana; the banana pulls an umpire. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) duck (c) cat (d) umpire
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a coconut; the coconut rolls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a tiger; the tiger chases a guava. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) radio (b) igloo (c) guava (d) coconut
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a jug; the jug bounces onto a shoe; the shoe chases an onion; the onion sits on a kite. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) onion (b) shoe (c) jug (d) kite
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto a jug; the jug chases an orange; the orange tickles a frog; the frog falls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) jug (d) bucket
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a net; the net sings to a drum; the drum tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) rose (b) drum (c) net (d) parrot
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sings to an ant; the ant jumps over a wallet; the wallet pulls a watch. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) ant (c) watch (d) shoe
29. 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a jeep; the jeep rolls into a violin; the violin falls into an ant. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) jeep (b) violin (c) jug (d) vase
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a nest; the nest jumps over a coconut; the coconut rolls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) bucket (c) drum (d) coconut
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a pencil; the pencil crashes into a tent; the tent falls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) tent (c) pencil (d) apple
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a vase; the vase chases a violin; the violin bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) vase (b) umpire (c) violin (d) jeep
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over an onion; the onion pulls a tent; the tent chases a flute; the flute falls into an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) flute (c) onion (d) tent
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a candle; the candle tickles an orange; the orange bounces onto an ant; the ant pulls a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) kettle (c) orange (d) violin
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on an owl; the owl falls into a drum; the drum sings to a kite; the kite jumps over a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) owl (c) drum (d) cat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a candle; the candle crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a key; the key rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) inkpot (b) frog (c) key (d) candle
40. 40.🔗 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

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