Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 271 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a tent; the tent chases a needle; the needle bounces onto a pillow; the pillow crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) wallet (b) tent (c) needle (d) kite
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a kettle; the kettle rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a parrot; the parrot tickles a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) wallet (c) apple (d) parrot
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a key; the key jumps over a drum; the drum falls into a van; the van rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the van? (a) drum (b) whistle (c) van (d) jalebi
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an igloo; the igloo rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) inkpot (c) jeep (d) igloo
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a jeep; the jeep falls into an urn; the urn rolls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a wallet. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) watch (b) urn (c) jeep (d) shoe
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) candle (c) frog (d) kettle
18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a pillow; the pillow chases an igloo; the igloo rolls into a monkey; the monkey falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) jeep (b) monkey (c) wallet (d) pillow
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a candle; the candle tickles a kettle; the kettle rolls into a frog; the frog falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) bucket (b) frog (c) van (d) kettle
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a drum; the drum rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on a key; the key bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) key (c) inkpot (d) drum
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a rope; the rope crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a frog; the frog tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) igloo (b) frog (c) duck (d) rope
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a violin; the violin bounces onto a doll; the doll jumps over a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) doll (c) violin (d) net
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a goat; the goat falls into a rose; the rose chases a guava; the guava crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) drum (d) rose
26. 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases an owl; the owl sings to a shoe; the shoe rolls into a tent; the tent jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) violin (b) shoe (c) owl (d) tent
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a flute; the flute falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) flute (b) nest (c) ladder (d) candle
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a key; the key chases a ball. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) key (b) ice cream (c) ball (d) coconut
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a tomato; the tomato sits on a kite; the kite tickles a van. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) van (b) inkpot (c) parrot (d) tomato
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a ball; the ball chases a cat; the cat crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) bucket (c) guava (d) frog
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a parrot; the parrot pulls a vase; the vase sings to a shoe; the shoe falls into a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) parrot (b) jeep (c) rose (d) shoe
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a lamp; the lamp tickles a tiger; the tiger crashes into a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) van (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) inkpot
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a ball; the ball falls into a rope; the rope rolls into an orange; the orange jumps over an owl. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) rope (b) orange (c) ball (d) owl
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a shoe; the shoe rolls into a pillow; the pillow pulls a ball; the ball sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) pillow (d) guava
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a pencil; the pencil crashes into a fan; the fan rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) mirror (b) candle (c) pencil (d) fan

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