Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 268 · 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 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a needle; the needle sits on a rope; the rope rolls into a jug; the jug sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) jug (b) violin (c) needle (d) lemon
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a rope; the rope sits on a monkey; the monkey jumps over a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) anchor (b) whistle (c) monkey (d) rope
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a frog; the frog crashes into a drum; the drum jumps over a guava; the guava falls into a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) frog (c) guava (d) parrot
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a jug; the jug rolls into a key; the key chases a frog; the frog crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) key (b) jug (c) frog (d) pillow
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a monkey; the monkey tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) lamp (b) whistle (c) key (d) monkey
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a mirror; the mirror jumps over a tent; the tent sings to a fan; the fan sits on a kettle. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) rose (b) tent (c) mirror (d) kettle
17. 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a shoe; the shoe crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) inkpot (c) shoe (d) flute
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 doll sings to a ladder; the ladder chases an onion; the onion falls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a mango. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) onion (c) tomato (d) ladder
21. 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases an anchor; the anchor sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) kite (b) cat (c) anchor (d) frog
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a frog; the frog pulls a duck; the duck crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) radio (c) duck (d) whistle
24. 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a frog; the frog tickles a kettle; the kettle sits on a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) frog (c) pencil (d) anchor
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a net; the net falls into a goat; the goat jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) net (c) banana (d) goat
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a ball; the ball chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) umbrella (b) orange (c) ball (d) apple
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a watch; the watch crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) tomato (b) mango (c) watch (d) spoon
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an onion; the onion jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) lamp (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) mango
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a fan; the fan rolls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a van. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) cat (b) fan (c) kettle (d) van
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a pillow; the pillow jumps over a guava; the guava sits on a kettle; the kettle pulls an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) onion (c) kite (d) guava
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a watch. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) drum (b) pillow (c) watch (d) guava
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a flute; the flute pulls a doll; the doll sits on a lemon; the lemon crashes into a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) mango (c) frog (d) flute
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases a rope; the rope rolls into a nest; the nest crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a fan. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) duck (b) nest (c) fan (d) lemon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a drum; the drum rolls into an orange; the orange falls into a glass; the glass chases an umpire. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) van (b) orange (c) glass (d) drum
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a banana; the banana chases an inkpot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) igloo
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a nest; the nest sits on an anchor; the anchor sings to an urn; the urn pulls a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) jeep (c) urn (d) watch

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