Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 352 · 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 duck falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a jug; the jug rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a rose. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) owl (b) duck (c) whistle (d) jug
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a kettle; the kettle pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) owl (b) ladder (c) spoon (d) kettle
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto an owl; the owl chases a rope; the rope crashes into a goat; the goat jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) owl (c) rope (d) bucket
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an ant; the ant sings to a jug; the jug jumps over a pencil; the pencil tickles an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) jug (c) pillow (d) anchor
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a watch; the watch bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) duck (b) watch (c) anchor (d) igloo
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball rolls into an apple; the apple bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a van; the van chases a spoon. Which item comes right before the van? (a) spoon (b) mango (c) van (d) apple
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sits on a goat; the goat chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) pillow (b) ice cream (c) goat (d) doll
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on an igloo; the igloo jumps over a drum; the drum sings to an urn; the urn crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) onion (b) urn (c) igloo (d) bucket
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a drum; the drum chases an urn; the urn sings to a van. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) urn (c) van (d) cat
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a pencil; the pencil sits on a parrot; the parrot crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) pencil (b) wallet (c) ice cream (d) parrot
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a flute; the flute sings to a tiger; the tiger falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) anchor (b) guava (c) coconut (d) flute
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a jug; the jug rolls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a parrot; the parrot sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) banana (b) pillow (c) key (d) parrot
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on a vase; the vase crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) umbrella (b) coconut (c) vase (d) ant
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a ladder; the ladder chases a flute; the flute crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) ladder (b) lamp (c) guava (d) net
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a mirror; the mirror rolls into a kite; the kite pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) kite (b) fan (c) mirror (d) shoe
29. 29.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a duck; the duck tickles a drum; the drum falls into a flute; the flute chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) ant (d) duck
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a ball; the ball rolls into a jeep; the jeep sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a nest. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) ball (b) needle (c) nest (d) jeep
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over an ant; the ant sits on an umpire; the umpire chases a radio; the radio crashes into an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) radio (c) umpire (d) ant
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a lamp; the lamp crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) candle (b) pencil (c) lamp (d) cat
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto an owl; the owl jumps over a spoon; the spoon tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) mango (b) anchor (c) spoon (d) owl
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a candle; the candle sings to an umpire; the umpire rolls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a lamp. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) lemon (b) candle (c) lamp (d) umpire
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a violin; the violin chases a banana; the banana pulls a radio; the radio jumps over an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) ant (c) apple (d) radio
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto an orange; the orange sings to a pencil; the pencil falls into an urn; the urn sits on a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) urn (c) vase (d) cat

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