Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 346 · 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 nest falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a vase; the vase chases a mirror; the mirror crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) nest (c) spoon (d) vase
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls a candle; the candle chases a drum. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) drum (b) glass (c) inkpot (d) whistle
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on an ice cream; the ice cream chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) orange (c) ice cream (d) banana
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a violin; the violin crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a needle; the needle sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) kettle (b) glass (c) jug (d) violin
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a banana; the banana falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) banana (c) owl (d) doll
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls an urn; the urn jumps over a mango; the mango sings to a tomato; the tomato crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) urn (c) orange (d) tiger
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a vase; the vase chases a kite; the kite jumps over a wallet; the wallet pulls a sock. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) vase (b) wallet (c) frog (d) sock
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a watch; the watch sings to a key; the key crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) onion (c) watch (d) doll
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a candle; the candle chases a frog; the frog sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a violin. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) mango (b) ladder (c) violin (d) candle
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a needle; the needle pulls a fan; the fan falls into a coconut; the coconut sings to a spoon. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) pillow (b) spoon (c) needle (d) coconut
24. 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a tent; the tent chases a flute; the flute falls into a doll; the doll pulls a bucket. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) umbrella (c) tent (d) doll
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a glass; the glass chases a drum; the drum falls into a net; the net pulls an orange. Which item comes right before the net? (a) orange (b) drum (c) urn (d) net
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a candle; the candle pulls a nest; the nest jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) umpire (c) nest (d) net
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a ball; the ball sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an urn; the urn chases a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) urn (c) lemon (d) ball
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over an onion; the onion sits on a rose; the rose falls into a frog; the frog rolls into a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) jug (c) onion (d) frog
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a vase; the vase rolls into a violin; the violin pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) vase (c) violin (d) bucket
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a rope; the rope sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) bucket (c) rope (d) goat
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a jug; the jug tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a violin; the violin jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) ice cream (c) violin (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over a banana; the banana bounces onto a nest; the nest pulls a whistle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) tomato (c) nest (d) cat
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a guava; the guava tickles a glass; the glass sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) glass (b) tomato (c) tiger (d) guava
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a ladder; the ladder chases a needle; the needle tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) needle (b) ladder (c) mirror (d) guava
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on an anchor; the anchor rolls into a kite; the kite jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) inkpot (b) kite (c) anchor (d) apple
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a net; the net sits on a kite; the kite pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) wallet (b) net (c) kite (d) onion

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