Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 242 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a fan; the fan chases a lemon; the lemon falls into a candle. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) violin (b) candle (c) umpire (d) fan
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over a rose; the rose pulls a wallet; the wallet tickles a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) tomato (c) wallet (d) kettle
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a spoon; the spoon falls into an anchor; the anchor chases an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) anchor (b) banana (c) umbrella (d) fan
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a drum; the drum sits on an urn; the urn rolls into a cat; the cat tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the net? (a) cat (b) coconut (c) net (d) drum
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a mirror; the mirror pulls a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) needle (c) shoe (d) jeep
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a cat; the cat chases a fan; the fan pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) coconut (b) fan (c) guava (d) cat
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a guava; the guava falls into a doll; the doll sings to a glass; the glass pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) key (b) doll (c) flute (d) guava
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a violin; the violin crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on a vase; the vase tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) fan (c) violin (d) pillow
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into an apple; the apple falls into a banana; the banana tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) spoon (c) apple (d) bucket
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a shoe; the shoe jumps over a frog; the frog tickles a key; the key pulls a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) doll (c) frog (d) key
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a doll; the doll falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an umpire; the umpire chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) umbrella (b) umpire (c) coconut (d) doll
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a kite; the kite falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) jug (c) monkey (d) kite
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sits on a needle; the needle rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) radio (c) monkey (d) glass
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a sock; the sock sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a doll; the doll jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) doll (b) onion (c) kite (d) sock
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a key; the key tickles a tomato; the tomato falls into a spoon; the spoon rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) cat (b) key (c) spoon (d) inkpot
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a needle; the needle chases a pillow; the pillow sings to a jeep. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) needle (b) pillow (c) guava (d) jeep
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a frog; the frog sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) shoe (c) vase (d) guava
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a ball; the ball sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a wallet; the wallet jumps over a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) rose (c) wallet (d) igloo
38. 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a spoon; the spoon rolls into a flute; the flute tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) spoon (c) doll (d) ladder

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