Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 238 · 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: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a jug; the jug jumps over a guava; the guava pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) guava (c) anchor (d) van
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: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a whistle; the whistle sings to a coconut; the coconut tickles a fan; the fan pulls a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) whistle (c) inkpot (d) fan
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls an apple; the apple crashes into a lemon; the lemon sits on a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) frog (c) key (d) apple
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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a kite; the kite chases an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) ball (c) kettle (d) glass
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles an ant; the ant sits on a wallet; the wallet jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) wallet (c) jeep (d) jug
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into an orange; the orange sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) pencil (c) ball (d) monkey
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a whistle; the whistle falls into a drum; the drum pulls a bucket; the bucket tickles a key. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) bucket (d) whistle
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a parrot; the parrot sits on a tiger; the tiger chases an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) tiger (c) umbrella (d) mango
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a vase; the vase sits on a jug; the jug crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) pencil (b) jeep (c) vase (d) parrot
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a guava; the guava pulls an apple; the apple sits on a mango; the mango jumps over an ant. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) apple (c) guava (d) ant
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a rose; the rose bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) ladder (b) ice cream (c) pencil (d) bucket
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles a flute; the flute rolls into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) monkey (c) jeep (d) kettle
24. 24.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a drum; the drum rolls into an urn; the urn jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) urn (b) drum (c) banana (d) goat
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a watch; the watch sings to a van; the van pulls a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right before the van? (a) watch (b) pillow (c) rope (d) van
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a van; the van bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over an urn; the urn falls into a goat. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) goat (b) van (c) whistle (d) flute
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a cat; the cat sits on a kettle; the kettle sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) cat (b) umbrella (c) kettle (d) jug
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into a jeep; the jeep falls into a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) radio (c) parrot (d) jeep
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a rope; the rope rolls into a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) rope (c) nest (d) glass
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a net; the net rolls into a pencil; the pencil sings to a spoon. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) lamp (b) anchor (c) pencil (d) spoon
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a jug; the jug pulls a candle; the candle chases a goat; the goat sings to an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) jug (c) goat (d) anchor
40. 40.🔗 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

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