Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 251 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls a vase; the vase rolls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) vase (b) shoe (c) jeep (d) pencil
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a banana; the banana jumps over an igloo; the igloo sits on a shoe; the shoe sings to a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) igloo (c) lemon (d) shoe
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
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 link story: a giant goat sits on a candle; the candle chases a flute; the flute jumps over a tiger; the tiger crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) goat (b) candle (c) orange (d) flute
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls an ant; the ant sits on a cat; the cat tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) mirror (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a flute; the flute sings to a fan; the fan chases a spoon; the spoon crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) fan (b) rope (c) flute (d) drum
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a frog; the frog pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a tent. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) frog (b) apple (c) umbrella (d) tent
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a banana; the banana bounces onto a van; the van tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a pencil. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) van (c) pencil (d) ladder
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into a frog; the frog sits on an urn; the urn pulls a candle. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) lamp (b) coconut (c) urn (d) frog
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a parrot; the parrot chases a vase; the vase sings to a guava; the guava crashes into an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) guava (c) parrot (d) banana
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a mirror; the mirror rolls into a watch; the watch tickles a whistle. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mirror (b) mango (c) ice cream (d) whistle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an orange; the orange crashes into a lemon; the lemon pulls an onion; the onion chases a sock. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) sock (b) onion (c) orange (d) duck
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a net; the net sits on an apple; the apple tickles a watch; the watch crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) igloo (b) watch (c) net (d) apple
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sits on an apple; the apple jumps over a ball; the ball rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) ball (b) apple (c) umpire (d) bucket
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a violin; the violin bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to an urn; the urn crashes into a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) coconut (d) goat
32. 32.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) cat (c) guava (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into a flute; the flute jumps over an orange. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) coconut (c) whistle (d) tiger
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a banana; the banana tickles a tent; the tent falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) anchor (c) banana (d) cat
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a flute; the flute pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) tiger (c) flute (d) van
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a fan; the fan pulls a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) orange (b) pencil (c) fan (d) jalebi
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a nest; the nest pulls a cat; the cat rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) nest (c) sock (d) violin
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a kite; the kite falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an umpire; the umpire pulls an igloo. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) igloo (c) umpire (d) kite

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