Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 334 · 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 ice cream sits on an anchor; the anchor crashes into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a sock; the sock chases an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) sock (c) ice cream (d) anchor
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a shoe; the shoe sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) orange (c) tiger (d) shoe
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon jumps over a cat; the cat chases a kite; the kite tickles a doll; the doll pulls a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) kite (c) doll (d) spoon
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a van; the van pulls an ant; the ant sings to an onion; the onion rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) ant (b) onion (c) jalebi (d) van
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into an igloo; the igloo chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a net; the net sings to a whistle. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) igloo (c) net (d) frog
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) umpire (b) violin (c) drum (d) owl
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls an urn; the urn jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) urn (c) doll (d) flute
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sits on a mirror; the mirror pulls an onion; the onion falls into an orange; the orange tickles a frog. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) mirror (c) frog (d) mango
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an anchor; the anchor rolls into a glass; the glass tickles a spoon. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) jalebi (b) anchor (c) glass (d) spoon
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a rose; the rose bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a cat; the cat chases a banana. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) cat (c) banana (d) rose
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a bucket; the bucket rolls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) ladder (c) watch (d) bucket
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
21. 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls an apple; the apple rolls into a mango; the mango chases an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) apple
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a ball; the ball falls into an orange; the orange sings to a guava; the guava rolls into a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) frog (c) ball (d) orange
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a violin; the violin chases an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) parrot (c) violin (d) lemon
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a parrot; the parrot chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) cat (b) ice cream (c) onion (d) guava
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to an owl; the owl crashes into a lemon; the lemon sits on a van; the van bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right before the van? (a) drum (b) owl (c) lemon (d) urn
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a flute; the flute falls into a monkey; the monkey rolls into an owl; the owl sits on an umpire. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) violin (c) umpire (d) monkey
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a goat; the goat bounces onto a jug; the jug falls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) goat (b) cat (c) shoe (d) kettle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on an orange; the orange chases a vase; the vase jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) orange (c) banana (d) spoon
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into an apple; the apple falls into a guava; the guava chases a bucket. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) sock (b) glass (c) bucket (d) apple
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to a banana; the banana sits on a shoe; the shoe chases a candle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) candle (c) banana (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a guava; the guava jumps over a jeep; the jeep pulls a flute; the flute sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) guava (b) jeep (c) flute (d) rose
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a flute; the flute tickles a sock; the sock pulls a pillow; the pillow chases an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) flute (c) orange (d) tiger

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