Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 355 · 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 goat chases a tiger; the tiger sings to a ball; the ball bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) ball (b) goat (c) bucket (d) tiger
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a monkey; the monkey sits on a radio; the radio chases an owl; the owl crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) owl (b) radio (c) monkey (d) kite
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into an onion; the onion pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a tiger; the tiger chases a needle. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) tiger (b) candle (c) onion (d) needle
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a guava; the guava sings to a kettle; the kettle crashes into a drum; the drum rolls into a rose. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) shoe (d) drum
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a watch; the watch rolls into a spoon; the spoon chases an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a lemon. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) lemon (b) ice cream (c) watch (d) ladder
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls an orange; the orange rolls into a van; the van chases a violin. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) orange (c) violin (d) anchor
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sings to a key; the key bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) violin (b) shoe (c) coconut (d) key
20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a spoon; the spoon chases a net; the net jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) rose (b) ladder (c) net (d) spoon
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a watch; the watch crashes into a pillow; the pillow pulls an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) tiger (b) ant (c) pillow (d) inkpot
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a lemon; the lemon sits on a rose; the rose falls into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) kite (c) spoon (d) rose
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a jeep; the jeep sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) doll (b) ladder (c) ant (d) pillow
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a violin; the violin crashes into a banana; the banana tickles a frog; the frog jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) anchor (c) flute (d) frog
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a jug; the jug sits on an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) tent (c) umbrella (d) inkpot
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a nest; the nest sings to a van; the van crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) nest (b) van (c) goat (d) fan
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a duck; the duck crashes into an ant. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) candle (c) lamp (d) duck
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a lemon; the lemon sits on a jeep; the jeep rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) lemon (b) ball (c) jeep (d) ice cream
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a drum; the drum sings to a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a guava; the guava tickles a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) guava (c) bucket (d) drum
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a violin; the violin pulls a parrot; the parrot sings to a banana; the banana bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) violin (b) banana (c) ladder (d) lemon
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sings to a tent; the tent crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a ball; the ball pulls a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) ball (c) candle (d) lamp
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a drum; the drum falls into a key; the key tickles a kite; the kite rolls into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) pillow (b) inkpot (c) drum (d) key
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a tent; the tent falls into an apple; the apple tickles a doll; the doll crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) mirror (b) doll (c) apple (d) fan
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases a candle; the candle jumps over an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a kettle; the kettle tickles a whistle. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) tomato (b) whistle (c) umpire (d) candle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a key; the key pulls a ladder; the ladder tickles a pillow; the pillow crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) radio (b) key (c) pillow (d) ladder
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a lamp; the lamp falls into an apple; the apple tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) monkey (b) lamp (c) apple (d) drum
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a van; the van rolls into a flute; the flute sits on a doll. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) flute (b) van (c) nest (d) doll

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