Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 342 · 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 banana sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a duck; the duck jumps over an apple; the apple sits on a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) banana (c) duck (d) whistle
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a pillow; the pillow sits on a goat; the goat pulls a parrot; the parrot jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) parrot (c) mango (d) goat
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to an ant; the ant falls into an apple; the apple crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) ant (d) umbrella
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into an orange; the orange sits on a glass; the glass jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) igloo (b) inkpot (c) van (d) glass
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a violin; the violin tickles a doll; the doll sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) violin (b) doll (c) apple (d) urn
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a glass; the glass pulls a shoe; the shoe sits on an igloo; the igloo tickles a candle. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) igloo (b) mirror (c) shoe (d) candle
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into an umpire; the umpire pulls a drum; the drum chases an ant; the ant sings to a doll. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) pencil (b) ant (c) drum (d) umpire
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a kite; the kite sits on an orange; the orange bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) jalebi (b) kite (c) apple (d) orange
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a watch; the watch sits on a rope; the rope tickles a lamp; the lamp falls into a banana. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) lamp (b) watch (c) banana (d) cat
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 nest tickles a rope; the rope pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) rope (b) onion (c) jeep (d) coconut
27. 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange pulls a mango; the mango chases a rose; the rose tickles a frog; the frog sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) orange (b) rose (c) fan (d) frog
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a candle; the candle pulls a jeep; the jeep rolls into a pillow; the pillow falls into a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) urn (b) candle (c) pillow (d) jeep
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an owl; the owl falls into a violin; the violin sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) watch (c) anchor (d) owl
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a key; the key tickles a needle; the needle pulls an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) cat (b) key (c) needle (d) igloo
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to a violin; the violin chases an umpire. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) umpire (b) shoe (c) banana (d) violin
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into an orange; the orange pulls a tiger; the tiger sits on a frog; the frog bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) tiger (c) pencil (d) orange
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a ball; the ball chases a rose; the rose sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) glass (b) duck (c) whistle (d) rose
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on an igloo; the igloo jumps over a pencil; the pencil sings to an anchor; the anchor rolls into a needle. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) net (b) igloo (c) pencil (d) anchor
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a rose; the rose crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a banana. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) pencil (b) owl (c) banana (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto a sock; the sock pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) wallet (b) sock (c) guava (d) banana
40. 40.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short

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