Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 349 · 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 net falls into a rope; the rope crashes into a flute; the flute sings to a glass; the glass tickles a radio. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) glass (b) radio (c) flute (d) net
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a van; the van bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a whistle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) sock (b) umbrella (c) apple (d) van
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a shoe; the shoe sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into a watch; the watch falls into a net. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) watch (b) net (c) ball (d) coconut
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a drum; the drum pulls a sock; the sock rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) goat (b) glass (c) drum (d) umbrella
6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a parrot; the parrot crashes into a radio; the radio jumps over a spoon; the spoon pulls a pencil. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) radio (b) spoon (c) pencil (d) parrot
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a van; the van sings to a ball; the ball falls into a cat; the cat jumps over a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) cat (c) van (d) anchor
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a shoe; the shoe chases a rose; the rose falls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) pillow (b) apple (c) kite (d) rose
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a radio; the radio bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a bucket; the bucket falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) drum (b) radio (c) glass (d) lemon
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on a parrot; the parrot chases a nest; the nest bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) pillow (c) ball (d) nest
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a jug; the jug crashes into a goat; the goat chases a pencil; the pencil jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) goat (b) sock (c) jug (d) banana
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a duck; the duck sings to an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) duck (c) needle (d) umbrella
27. 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a duck; the duck bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) flute (b) ice cream (c) inkpot (d) tent
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a key; the key rolls into a radio; the radio crashes into a tent; the tent tickles a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) vase (c) radio (d) key
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a net; the net sings to an umpire; the umpire tickles a duck; the duck crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) net (b) jalebi (c) duck (d) parrot
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a flute; the flute pulls a jug; the jug rolls into a candle; the candle falls into an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) inkpot (c) jug (d) flute
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a rope; the rope tickles a whistle. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) monkey (b) rope (c) wallet (d) candle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a candle; the candle jumps over a frog. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) banana (b) anchor (c) frog (d) candle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a rope; the rope crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) jalebi (c) apple (d) bucket
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a wallet; the wallet chases a bucket; the bucket sits on a ball; the ball pulls a tent. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) ball (b) flute (c) tent (d) wallet
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an umpire; the umpire tickles an ice cream; the ice cream chases a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) lamp (b) radio (c) ice cream (d) umpire

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