Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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