Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 257 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a jug; the jug pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a ball; the ball rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) coconut (b) ball (c) candle (d) wallet
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into a tiger; the tiger falls into a mango; the mango tickles a duck. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) tiger (c) violin (d) mango
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a whistle; the whistle jumps over an apple; the apple falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) duck (c) banana (d) whistle
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a spoon; the spoon sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) pillow (b) spoon (c) rose (d) ladder
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a flute; the flute falls into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a violin; the violin tickles a bucket. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) violin (b) inkpot (c) bucket (d) goat
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
10. 10.🔗 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
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 mirror sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls a radio; the radio tickles an igloo; the igloo falls into a jeep. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) mirror (b) wallet (c) jeep (d) igloo
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a coconut; the coconut sits on a jug; the jug rolls into a kettle; the kettle chases a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) coconut (c) jug (d) kettle
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a net; the net bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into a frog; the frog jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right after the net? (a) frog (b) rope (c) lemon (d) igloo
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a pencil; the pencil crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) apple (c) pencil (d) igloo
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a banana; the banana rolls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a guava; the guava crashes into a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) monkey (c) banana (d) kite
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a kite; the kite tickles a watch; the watch chases a coconut; the coconut sings to a fan. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) kite (b) owl (c) coconut (d) fan
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a parrot; the parrot sings to an owl; the owl pulls a lamp; the lamp crashes into a jug. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) jug (c) parrot (d) lamp
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a tent; the tent falls into a van; the van crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) glass (b) tent (c) van (d) drum
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a banana; the banana tickles a rope; the rope sits on a sock; the sock sings to a parrot. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) sock (b) parrot (c) nest (d) rope
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls an anchor; the anchor tickles an ant; the ant sings to a needle; the needle rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) anchor (b) ant (c) needle (d) tent
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a jug; the jug jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) ice cream (b) pencil (c) onion (d) coconut
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a tent; the tent crashes into a rope; the rope pulls an ant; the ant jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) glass (b) tent (c) ant (d) rope
33. 33.🔗 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
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 crashes into an apple; the apple tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a vase. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) pencil (c) glass (d) lemon
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) fan (b) onion (c) radio (d) umpire
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls a nest; the nest crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) bucket (c) ball (d) glass
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) parrot (b) guava (c) jalebi (d) tiger
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists

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