Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 245 · 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 link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch chases a bucket; the bucket jumps over a rope; the rope pulls a shoe; the shoe sings to an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) inkpot (c) rope (d) watch
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into a van; the van chases a tiger; the tiger sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) tiger (b) van (c) parrot (d) onion
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) candle (c) onion (d) rose
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a shoe; the shoe sits on a rope; the rope tickles a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) jalebi (c) frog (d) tiger
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a key; the key chases a candle; the candle pulls a kettle; the kettle sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) kettle (c) monkey (d) key
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a tiger; the tiger chases a net; the net bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) tiger (c) ball (d) onion
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a radio; the radio tickles a nest; the nest crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an umpire. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) radio (c) umpire (d) igloo
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a drum; the drum tickles a candle; the candle jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) tent (b) candle (c) anchor (d) drum
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) flute (b) tomato (c) cat (d) vase
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a frog; the frog pulls a goat; the goat jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) goat (b) anchor (c) tent (d) monkey
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a duck; the duck crashes into an onion; the onion chases a flute; the flute falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) duck (b) ice cream (c) flute (d) anchor
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into an urn; the urn sits on a net; the net tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) urn (c) net (d) ice cream
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi chases a radio; the radio jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an urn. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) urn (b) radio (c) jalebi (d) needle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a vase; the vase sings to a glass; the glass tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) vase (b) rope (c) ladder (d) glass
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a fan; the fan chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) goat (c) candle (d) fan
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a fan; the fan pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) bucket (d) guava
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a spoon; the spoon chases a ball; the ball sings to a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) kettle (b) spoon (c) radio (d) umpire
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a cat; the cat jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) coconut (c) goat (d) kite
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a pencil; the pencil pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) vase (b) pencil (c) rose (d) ice cream
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a lemon; the lemon crashes into a vase; the vase pulls a van. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) lemon (b) glass (c) van (d) ladder
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a tiger; the tiger pulls a ball; the ball tickles a flute; the flute rolls into a drum. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) flute (c) drum (d) radio
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a vase; the vase tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) vase (c) goat (d) igloo
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into an ant; the ant sits on a bucket; the bucket falls into a shoe; the shoe chases a needle. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) needle (b) monkey (c) bucket (d) ant

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