Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 285 · 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 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles a watch; the watch sits on a jug. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) whistle (b) lamp (c) jug (d) onion
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a candle; the candle falls into a fan; the fan sits on a cat; the cat tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) doll (b) candle (c) cat (d) fan
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a parrot; the parrot pulls a tomato; the tomato tickles an apple; the apple bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) apple (c) lemon (d) parrot
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over a guava; the guava rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) guava (b) ant (c) ball (d) inkpot
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a watch; the watch bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a ball; the ball pulls a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) ball (c) watch (d) rope
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on an umpire; the umpire jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) ladder (c) umpire (d) coconut
18. 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a radio; the radio bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) wallet (b) coconut (c) pillow (d) nest
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a flute; the flute tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into a candle; the candle rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) candle (b) drum (c) lemon (d) flute
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a goat; the goat pulls an ant; the ant jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) anchor (b) drum (c) ant (d) rope
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a bucket. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) guava (b) nest (c) radio (d) pillow
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a glass; the glass sits on an orange; the orange crashes into a jug. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) lamp (d) orange
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into an owl; the owl tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to a candle. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) spoon (b) candle (c) lamp (d) owl
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a duck; the duck tickles a cat; the cat pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) duck (b) cat (c) ball (d) orange
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock pulls a monkey; the monkey falls into a drum; the drum crashes into a key; the key rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) monkey (c) key (d) ladder
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a drum; the drum sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a pillow. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) anchor (b) pillow (c) sock (d) jeep
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a spoon; the spoon sings to an ice cream; the ice cream chases a rope; the rope crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) candle (b) spoon (c) wallet (d) ice cream
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a key; the key sits on a candle; the candle falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) banana (b) key (c) ant (d) jeep
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a goat; the goat sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a tiger; the tiger falls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) jeep (b) goat (c) monkey (d) coconut
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a vase; the vase jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) van (c) vase (d) doll
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a tiger; the tiger chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) tiger (c) coconut (d) rose
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
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 frog rolls into an orange; the orange crashes into an urn; the urn chases a flute; the flute sings to an ant. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) flute (b) ant (c) orange (d) frog
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a tent; the tent sits on a drum; the drum tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) drum (c) tent (d) ant

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