Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 335 · 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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon crashes into a rose; the rose sits on a pencil; the pencil chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) needle (b) rose (c) pencil (d) lemon
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a whistle; the whistle sings to a flute; the flute sits on a spoon; the spoon pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) whistle (b) rose (c) spoon (d) flute
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a rope; the rope tickles a glass; the glass crashes into a nest; the nest falls into a vase. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) nest (b) glass (c) rope (d) ball
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a rose; the rose pulls a goat. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) goat (b) rose (c) coconut (d) watch
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on an anchor; the anchor chases a pillow; the pillow rolls into a net; the net crashes into a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) jug (c) guava (d) anchor
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sings to a ball; the ball tickles a needle; the needle crashes into a drum; the drum sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) needle (b) ball (c) lamp (d) glass
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a vase; the vase sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto an umpire; the umpire jumps over a sock. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) sock (b) doll (c) vase (d) pillow
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over an apple; the apple crashes into a mango; the mango falls into an igloo; the igloo chases a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) shoe (c) mango (d) jalebi
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a glass; the glass tickles an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into an orange; the orange crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) ice cream (b) orange (c) glass (d) sock
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into an apple; the apple sits on a pencil; the pencil sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) pencil (c) mirror (d) ant
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a wallet; the wallet pulls a parrot; the parrot rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) parrot (b) inkpot (c) wallet (d) apple
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
24. 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a key; the key rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) jeep (b) radio (c) key (d) umbrella
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a bucket; the bucket tickles a whistle. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) sock (b) ladder (c) ice cream (d) bucket
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a duck; the duck rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) guava (b) rope (c) spoon (d) goat
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a doll; the doll tickles a whistle; the whistle rolls into a needle; the needle jumps over a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) doll (c) vase (d) whistle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a glass; the glass jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a goat; the goat chases a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) goat (c) glass (d) shoe
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep rolls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a parrot; the parrot chases a violin; the violin tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) jeep (b) shoe (c) parrot (d) violin
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a jeep; the jeep sits on a kite; the kite bounces onto a whistle; the whistle rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) jeep (b) kite (c) ant (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a ball; the ball sits on a frog; the frog pulls a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) ball (c) candle (d) whistle
35. 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a parrot; the parrot chases a nest; the nest rolls into an urn; the urn tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) parrot (c) urn (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose pulls an onion; the onion falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a drum; the drum crashes into a glass. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) drum (c) rose (d) shoe
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into an onion; the onion tickles a kite. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) kite (b) cat (c) onion (d) lamp

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