Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 348 · 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 umpire crashes into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a parrot; the parrot rolls into a vase; the vase falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) wallet (b) spoon (c) parrot (d) vase
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a mango; the mango bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a guava. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) apple (b) ice cream (c) jalebi (d) guava
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a monkey; the monkey crashes into a drum; the drum pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) sock (b) drum (c) umpire (d) monkey
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a radio; the radio sits on a glass; the glass jumps over an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) glass (c) tomato (d) spoon
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
11. 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a spoon; the spoon rolls into a jug; the jug sings to a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a net. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) spoon (b) jalebi (c) net (d) banana
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a watch; the watch chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a mirror; the mirror rolls into an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) mirror (c) onion (d) anchor
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a cat; the cat pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) apple (c) tent (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an apple; the apple tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over a kettle; the kettle sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) kettle (c) tent (d) wallet
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a doll; the doll pulls an igloo; the igloo sits on a rope; the rope crashes into an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) orange (b) igloo (c) frog (d) doll
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a van; the van tickles a vase; the vase crashes into a key; the key sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) key (b) van (c) mango (d) vase
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a mirror; the mirror falls into a pencil; the pencil crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the net? (a) mirror (b) glass (c) net (d) pencil
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a wallet; the wallet jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into a spoon; the spoon pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) doll (b) vase (c) spoon (d) wallet
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a tiger; the tiger chases a net; the net rolls into a mirror; the mirror tickles an onion. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) net (b) onion (c) mirror (d) umpire
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases an owl; the owl sings to a banana; the banana rolls into a bucket; the bucket pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) umbrella (b) banana (c) spoon (d) owl
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a goat; the goat chases a lamp; the lamp pulls a guava; the guava rolls into a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) lamp (c) glass (d) guava
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a van; the van crashes into an ant; the ant sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) candle (c) jalebi (d) ant
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls an owl; the owl sings to a radio; the radio falls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a jug. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) radio (c) needle (d) jug
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 urn bounces onto a van; the van chases a cat; the cat tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) van (b) pillow (c) urn (d) cat
33. 33.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into an onion; the onion sits on a nest; the nest jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) nest (c) umbrella (d) whistle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a candle; the candle chases a mirror; the mirror crashes into an apple; the apple sings to a doll. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) mirror (b) shoe (c) apple (d) doll
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a guava; the guava pulls a rose; the rose falls into a van. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) van (c) ant (d) guava
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a jug; the jug falls into a cat; the cat tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) jalebi (c) cat (d) pillow
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over a violin; the violin falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a whistle; the whistle chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) violin (b) owl (c) radio (d) whistle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a coconut; the coconut rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella chases a kite; the kite pulls a doll. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) net (b) coconut (c) kite (d) umbrella

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