Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 272 · 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 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a duck; the duck bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) jug (b) duck (c) coconut (d) pillow
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a candle; the candle bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls a key; the key chases a glass. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) duck (b) glass (c) key (d) candle
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sits on an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a ball; the ball chases a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) inkpot (d) mango
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a rose; the rose bounces onto a tent; the tent jumps over a wallet; the wallet chases a goat. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) goat (b) cat (c) tent (d) rose
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a key; the key tickles a kite; the kite sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into an orange. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) tiger (b) kite (c) parrot (d) key
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a mango; the mango falls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a watch; the watch sings to a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) mango (c) watch (d) frog
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a kite; the kite crashes into a radio; the radio chases an owl; the owl jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) radio (b) net (c) rose (d) kite
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a tent; the tent sits on a frog; the frog bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) spoon (b) mango (c) tent (d) umbrella
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a glass; the glass jumps over a nest; the nest crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) nest (b) doll (c) glass (d) orange
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on an orange; the orange pulls a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a coconut; the coconut chases a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) jug (c) coconut (d) lamp
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto an owl; the owl falls into a van; the van chases a guava; the guava tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) guava (b) jalebi (c) van (d) owl
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 umpire crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over a spoon; the spoon chases a watch; the watch sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) spoon (c) mango (d) cat
24. 24.🔗 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
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 inkpot crashes into a jug; the jug chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) inkpot (b) anchor (c) jug (d) jalebi
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a glass; the glass falls into a net; the net sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) frog (c) banana (d) apple
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a rose; the rose falls into a bucket; the bucket sits on a whistle; the whistle pulls a mango. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) rose (b) frog (c) mango (d) whistle
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over a key; the key sits on a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) jeep (c) flute (d) guava
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a bucket; the bucket rolls into a watch; the watch jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) bucket
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a pillow; the pillow sits on a frog; the frog falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) cat (b) pillow (c) doll (d) coconut
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a whistle; the whistle sings to an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a rope. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) whistle (b) umbrella (c) apple (d) rope
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a pencil; the pencil sings to a shoe; the shoe sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) urn (c) banana (d) pencil
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a shoe; the shoe sings to an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a ladder; the ladder falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) jug (b) inkpot (c) shoe (d) onion

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