Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 341 · 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 apple chases a net; the net sits on an onion; the onion jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right before the net? (a) onion (b) net (c) apple (d) nest
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a pillow; the pillow jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) apple (b) parrot (c) pillow (d) rose
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) both the same
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a mirror; the mirror pulls an igloo; the igloo chases a sock; the sock sits on an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) sock (c) igloo (d) mirror
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a tent; the tent falls into an owl; the owl pulls a vase; the vase tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) owl (c) doll (d) fan
11. 11.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella jumps over a jug; the jug rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a goat; the goat sits on a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) inkpot (c) goat (d) jug
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into a van; the van sings to a pencil; the pencil chases an anchor; the anchor tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) kettle (b) inkpot (c) pencil (d) anchor
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a goat; the goat bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) goat (c) whistle (d) coconut
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases an ant; the ant crashes into a van; the van sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) inkpot (c) ant (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sits on a cat; the cat tickles an onion; the onion rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) radio (c) onion (d) cat
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a jug; the jug sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) pillow (c) jug (d) whistle
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a radio; the radio sits on an urn; the urn rolls into a pillow; the pillow sings to a net. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) radio (b) urn (c) anchor (d) net
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a wallet; the wallet pulls a duck; the duck falls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a net. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) net (b) mirror (c) duck (d) whistle
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a ball; the ball sings to an onion; the onion sits on a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) pencil (c) net (d) ball
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sings to a cat; the cat rolls into a flute; the flute sits on a tent. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) cat (b) inkpot (c) tent (d) kettle
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a lamp; the lamp sits on an owl; the owl pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) igloo (b) lamp (c) apple (d) owl
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a ladder; the ladder rolls into a banana; the banana sings to a watch; the watch sits on an apple. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) key (b) watch (c) banana (d) ladder
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a drum; the drum pulls a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) lamp (c) cat (d) drum
35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a coconut; the coconut chases a parrot; the parrot jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) coconut (c) vase (d) ice cream
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a flute; the flute rolls into a vase; the vase crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) vase (c) van (d) anchor
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into an onion; the onion falls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a van; the van jumps over a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) pencil (c) ant (d) coconut
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a pillow; the pillow falls into an urn; the urn pulls an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) urn (c) mango (d) coconut

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