Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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