Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 249 · 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: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a mirror; the mirror sings to a whistle; the whistle pulls a ladder; the ladder rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) mirror (c) wallet (d) ball
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a glass; the glass tickles a needle; the needle sits on a banana; the banana pulls a lemon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) shoe (c) banana (d) lemon
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a jug; the jug chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a ladder. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) monkey (b) ladder (c) jug (d) igloo
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a doll; the doll sings to a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) rose (c) doll (d) urn
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a banana; the banana chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) anchor (c) banana (d) inkpot
16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a goat; the goat falls into an onion; the onion chases a vase; the vase sits on a lemon. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) goat (b) tomato (c) vase (d) lemon
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a key; the key crashes into a jug; the jug sits on a fan; the fan tickles a drum. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) kite (b) drum (c) key (d) fan
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a pencil; the pencil rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a vase; the vase tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) vase (b) rope (c) parrot (d) pencil
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a shoe; the shoe tickles a coconut; the coconut chases an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) umpire (c) doll (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a parrot; the parrot falls into a duck; the duck pulls a needle; the needle crashes into an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) ant (c) parrot (d) needle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a tomato; the tomato sits on a glass; the glass tickles a van. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) jeep (b) umpire (c) tomato (d) van
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into an urn; the urn rolls into a vase; the vase chases a wallet; the wallet tickles a parrot. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) urn (c) parrot (d) ant
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to an owl; the owl pulls a shoe; the shoe rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) shoe (b) doll (c) cat (d) owl
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a cat; the cat sings to a whistle. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) whistle (c) cat (d) pencil
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a fan; the fan sits on a frog; the frog chases a duck; the duck crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) frog (b) ice cream (c) fan (d) duck
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a jug; the jug tickles a pillow; the pillow sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) jug (b) pillow (c) frog (d) fan
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a candle; the candle bounces onto a pillow; the pillow sings to a cat; the cat crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) candle (c) ball (d) cat
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a parrot; the parrot sits on a van; the van jumps over a rope. Which item comes right before the van? (a) lemon (b) parrot (c) inkpot (d) van
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls an orange; the orange jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a sock; the sock sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) ice cream (c) rose (d) sock
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a pencil; the pencil falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a doll; the doll sits on a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) nest (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on an onion; the onion crashes into a whistle; the whistle sings to a rose; the rose falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) urn (b) rose (c) whistle (d) onion
40. 40.🔗 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

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