Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 328 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a net; the net crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into a watch; the watch tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the net? (a) nest (b) net (c) drum (d) guava
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases a duck; the duck pulls a frog; the frog tickles an ant. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) tiger (d) ant
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a key; the key sits on a doll; the doll falls into a cat; the cat sings to a goat. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) violin (c) key (d) cat
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a violin; the violin rolls into a wallet; the wallet sings to an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) violin (c) anchor (d) watch
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into a watch; the watch tickles a lemon; the lemon jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) watch (b) ant (c) net (d) lemon
10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a watch; the watch chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) fan (b) bucket (c) shoe (d) inkpot
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a cat; the cat sits on a whistle; the whistle chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) tomato (c) apple (d) cat
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a jeep; the jeep jumps over a rose; the rose rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a guava. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) guava (b) umpire (c) rose (d) anchor
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sits on a van; the van chases a duck. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) duck (c) onion (d) anchor
16. 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a whistle; the whistle jumps over a coconut; the coconut falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) pillow (b) anchor (c) whistle (d) shoe
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) fan (c) pencil (d) umbrella
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a lamp; the lamp rolls into an apple; the apple jumps over a key; the key bounces onto an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) tent (c) lamp (d) onion
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a parrot; the parrot falls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a jeep; the jeep pulls a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) doll (c) jeep (d) parrot
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a frog; the frog pulls a wallet; the wallet rolls into a watch; the watch chases a tomato. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) frog (b) tomato (c) wallet (d) onion
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a ball; the ball falls into a radio; the radio bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) flute (b) radio (c) umpire (d) mirror
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a ladder; the ladder rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) apple (c) kettle (d) ladder
29. 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a tomato; the tomato sings to a van; the van jumps over an ant; the ant falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the van? (a) tomato (b) apple (c) mango (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a tiger; the tiger sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) rope (b) tiger (c) vase (d) orange
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to an orange; the orange crashes into a candle; the candle sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) candle (b) orange (c) violin (d) doll
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a key; the key jumps over a goat; the goat sings to a tent; the tent crashes into a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) goat (c) key (d) nest
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a duck; the duck chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) duck (c) ball (d) monkey
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a cat; the cat pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) cat (b) parrot (c) guava (d) apple
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a drum; the drum bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a tent; the tent chases a duck. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) urn (b) fan (c) duck (d) tent
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a fan; the fan jumps over a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon falls into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) lemon (c) spoon (d) kettle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a glass; the glass rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) watch (b) monkey (c) glass (d) nest

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