Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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