Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 253 · 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: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a mango; the mango jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a watch; the watch sings to an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rope (b) vase (c) inkpot (d) mango
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over an ant; the ant sings to a whistle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) needle (c) rope (d) ant
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a spoon; the spoon jumps over a sock; the sock bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) spoon (c) mango (d) goat
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a mirror; the mirror jumps over a kettle; the kettle pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) umbrella (b) ball (c) kettle (d) mirror
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a frog; the frog jumps over a radio; the radio sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) glass (b) sock (c) monkey (d) radio
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a mirror; the mirror tickles a needle; the needle falls into an owl. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) owl (c) mirror (d) rose
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a key; the key jumps over a lamp; the lamp sings to a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the key? (a) pillow (b) lamp (c) urn (d) guava
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a wallet; the wallet chases a pillow; the pillow sits on a pencil; the pencil jumps over a sock. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) pillow (c) wallet (d) sock
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles an igloo; the igloo jumps over a duck; the duck pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto a bucket. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) bucket (b) flute (c) duck (d) igloo
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a flute; the flute pulls an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) flute (d) anchor
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a tiger; the tiger tickles a jug; the jug sings to a needle; the needle crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) monkey (b) needle (c) jug (d) tiger
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a rope; the rope chases a coconut; the coconut sits on a jug. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) ice cream (c) rope (d) nest
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a mango; the mango chases a cat; the cat tickles a watch; the watch sits on a ladder. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) watch (b) cat (c) ladder (d) mango
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a guava; the guava chases a flute; the flute tickles an urn; the urn falls into a pencil. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) pencil (b) ice cream (c) urn (d) flute
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a tomato; the tomato sings to a drum; the drum falls into a doll; the doll tickles a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) doll (c) drum (d) tomato
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a needle; the needle tickles a banana; the banana bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sings to a frog. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) needle (b) banana (c) frog (d) duck
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a jeep; the jeep falls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) rope (c) whistle (d) inkpot
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on an anchor; the anchor sings to an onion; the onion falls into an urn; the urn jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) anchor (c) tiger (d) bucket
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a spoon; the spoon sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) coconut (b) tomato (c) anchor (d) spoon
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a glass; the glass sings to a jug; the jug rolls into a van; the van sits on a parrot. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) parrot (b) van (c) jug (d) igloo
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a monkey; the monkey tickles a duck; the duck sings to a ball; the ball crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) orange
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on an umpire; the umpire falls into a sock; the sock jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles a jeep. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) sock (b) umpire (c) jeep (d) pillow
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over an igloo; the igloo sings to a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) drum (c) radio (d) ice cream

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