Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 333 · 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 shoe sings to a pencil; the pencil chases a duck; the duck sits on a jeep; the jeep jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) jeep (b) duck (c) anchor (d) shoe
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on an igloo; the igloo crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) wallet (b) anchor (c) orange (d) net
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into an apple; the apple tickles an urn; the urn chases a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) urn (b) anchor (c) apple (d) pillow
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to an ant; the ant sits on a drum; the drum jumps over a wallet; the wallet crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) drum (b) spoon (c) wallet (d) ant
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a key; the key sings to a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) key (b) pencil (c) ice cream (d) jalebi
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a radio; the radio chases an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a ball; the ball rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) duck (b) radio (c) inkpot (d) ball
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a pillow; the pillow crashes into a watch; the watch falls into a tiger; the tiger sings to an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) pillow (c) orange (d) apple
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a fan; the fan rolls into a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) doll (c) jalebi (d) shoe
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a ladder; the ladder rolls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a fan; the fan pulls a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) kettle (c) ladder (d) fan
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a kite; the kite bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a drum; the drum pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) lamp (b) drum (c) kite (d) jalebi
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into an apple; the apple chases a kettle; the kettle tickles an ant; the ant pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) ant (b) violin (c) kettle (d) apple
20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a monkey; the monkey pulls an onion; the onion tickles a tent; the tent sits on a needle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) needle (c) monkey (d) onion
23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a candle; the candle crashes into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) umbrella (b) kettle (c) candle (d) jeep
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a whistle; the whistle pulls a goat; the goat tickles an umpire; the umpire sits on a doll. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) shoe (c) goat (d) umpire
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a tent; the tent pulls a ladder; the ladder falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) sock (b) flute (c) ladder (d) apple
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a tomato; the tomato pulls a violin; the violin tickles a kettle; the kettle chases a lemon. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lemon (b) violin (c) tomato (d) lamp
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a pencil; the pencil jumps over a mirror; the mirror crashes into a watch; the watch pulls a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) pencil (c) ladder (d) umpire
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over a lamp; the lamp tickles a bucket; the bucket sings to an orange; the orange falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) lamp (b) ice cream (c) orange (d) violin
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a pencil; the pencil sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) mango (b) anchor (c) candle (d) ice cream
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a jeep; the jeep jumps over a kite; the kite rolls into a doll; the doll sits on a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) tiger (c) duck (d) doll
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a drum; the drum falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) cat
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a lemon; the lemon jumps over a violin; the violin bounces onto a jug; the jug crashes into a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) violin (c) guava (d) wallet
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a needle; the needle falls into a flute; the flute sings to an orange; the orange crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) kettle (b) mango (c) orange (d) flute
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a wallet; the wallet pulls an apple; the apple falls into a net; the net bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right after the net? (a) apple (b) net (c) wallet (d) sock

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