Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 248 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a tomato; the tomato rolls into a mango; the mango chases an ant. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) coconut (b) tomato (c) mango (d) ant
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a guava; the guava jumps over a rose; the rose tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) lemon (b) candle (c) guava (d) rose
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a key; the key falls into a watch; the watch sits on a vase. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) vase (b) nest (c) watch (d) key
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a vase; the vase sits on a rose; the rose crashes into a net; the net sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the net? (a) flute (b) net (c) jeep (d) rose
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a rope; the rope rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a van; the van tickles a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) jug (c) van (d) needle
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a coconut; the coconut chases a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) umbrella (c) mirror (d) lamp
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) apple (b) doll (c) candle (d) parrot
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a glass; the glass falls into a pillow; the pillow chases a flute; the flute crashes into a rose. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) pillow (b) flute (c) radio (d) glass
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a lamp; the lamp falls into a guava; the guava jumps over a rose; the rose pulls a van. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) rose (b) van (c) cat (d) lamp
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto an igloo; the igloo falls into a frog; the frog jumps over an apple; the apple tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) frog (b) fan (c) igloo (d) apple
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to an apple; the apple pulls a duck; the duck tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) umbrella (b) apple (c) anchor (d) fan
20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a kettle; the kettle pulls a sock; the sock rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a banana. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) kettle (c) sock (d) banana
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a tent; the tent pulls a fan; the fan sits on a jug; the jug bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) rose (b) igloo (c) fan (d) tent
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a monkey; the monkey chases a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) monkey (b) bucket (c) van (d) net
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a rope; the rope crashes into an onion. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) onion (b) tomato (c) tiger (d) jug
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a nest; the nest tickles an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a goat. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) lemon (b) urn (c) umbrella (d) nest
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
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.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a van; the van sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a vase; the vase tickles a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) parrot (c) jalebi (d) vase
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a mirror; the mirror chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into a violin; the violin pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) violin (b) mirror (c) anchor (d) jalebi
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases a candle; the candle bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) mango (c) anchor (d) candle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a tomato; the tomato falls into a candle; the candle tickles a fan; the fan jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) fan (b) goat (c) tomato (d) candle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a key; the key rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a monkey; the monkey pulls a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) ball (c) coconut (d) monkey
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an owl; the owl rolls into a banana. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) shoe (b) owl (c) kite (d) banana
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a fan; the fan sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a vase; the vase tickles a monkey. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) monkey (c) cat (d) vase
40. 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4

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