Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 307 · 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: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sings to a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) vase (c) coconut (d) cat
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a rose; the rose tickles a whistle. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) rose (b) duck (c) inkpot (d) candle
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to an umpire; the umpire sits on an urn; the urn pulls a banana; the banana chases a ball. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) umpire (b) urn (c) ball (d) watch
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) nest (b) tiger (c) coconut (d) ladder
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a shoe; the shoe sits on a parrot; the parrot tickles a cat; the cat rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) guava (c) cat (d) shoe
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over an orange; the orange falls into a coconut; the coconut chases a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) orange (c) parrot (d) coconut
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a jug; the jug chases an ant; the ant tickles a mirror. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) umbrella (b) mirror (c) jug (d) ant
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on an apple; the apple sings to a jeep; the jeep tickles an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) apple (c) pillow (d) umpire
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles an anchor; the anchor chases a frog; the frog jumps over a van; the van sits on a cat. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) watch (b) cat (c) anchor (d) frog
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over an orange; the orange rolls into a rose; the rose chases a banana; the banana pulls a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) orange (c) sock (d) kettle
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) tiger (c) wallet (d) jeep
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a duck; the duck falls into an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) owl (c) doll (d) radio
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi chases a jug; the jug rolls into a radio; the radio sings to a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) jug (c) jalebi (d) tiger
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a rope; the rope crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a kite; the kite chases a ball. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) rope (b) ball (c) ice cream (d) lamp
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a goat; the goat falls into a nest; the nest sings to a fan; the fan sits on an ant. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) ant (c) tomato (d) fan
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a lemon; the lemon pulls a jug; the jug chases an umpire; the umpire tickles a tiger. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) rope (b) jug (c) umpire (d) lemon
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a violin; the violin jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a ball. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) ball (b) van (c) shoe (d) ice cream
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles a watch; the watch sings to a candle; the candle falls into a pencil. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) orange (b) candle (c) pencil (d) shoe
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto a spoon; the spoon tickles a lamp; the lamp rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) banana (c) bucket (d) spoon
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) inkpot (b) radio (c) jalebi (d) drum
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a tomato; the tomato sits on a parrot; the parrot crashes into an ant; the ant sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) parrot (b) anchor (c) orange (d) tomato
40. 40.🔗 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

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