Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 359 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a sock; the sock chases a spoon; the spoon pulls an anchor; the anchor crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) needle (b) sock (c) anchor (d) spoon
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a doll; the doll crashes into a guava; the guava sings to a spoon; the spoon sits on a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) spoon (b) guava (c) ball (d) glass
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a tent; the tent sits on a violin; the violin jumps over an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) violin (b) kettle (c) candle (d) tent
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a nest; the nest sits on a guava; the guava bounces onto a jeep; the jeep jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) guava (b) jeep (c) apple (d) nest
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a cat; the cat sits on a mango; the mango crashes into a van; the van rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the van? (a) doll (b) mango (c) parrot (d) van
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a net; the net sits on a cat; the cat jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) net (b) needle (c) mango (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a banana; the banana rolls into a candle; the candle sings to an owl; the owl jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) owl (b) banana (c) pillow (d) candle
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a lamp; the lamp crashes into a drum; the drum pulls a fan. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) lamp (c) pillow (d) umbrella
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases an apple; the apple sits on a tent; the tent falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) tent (c) apple (d) owl
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into a kite; the kite jumps over an ant; the ant sits on a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) ant (c) kite (d) ball
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into an orange; the orange pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) vase (b) umpire (c) ladder (d) orange
27. 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
28. 28.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases an orange; the orange tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into a radio; the radio sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) parrot (c) radio (d) tomato
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a bucket; the bucket crashes into a flute; the flute sits on a van; the van rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) needle (b) flute (c) bucket (d) kettle
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a ball; the ball tickles a shoe; the shoe crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ball (b) glass (c) jalebi (d) igloo
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases an umpire; the umpire rolls into a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) umpire (c) parrot (d) candle
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto an ant; the ant chases a kite; the kite sits on a key. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ant (b) kite (c) ladder (d) tiger
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a jalebi; the jalebi chases a ladder; the ladder crashes into a guava; the guava sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) ladder (b) guava (c) jalebi (d) glass
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a bucket; the bucket jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) bucket (b) jalebi (c) apple (d) urn
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a kettle; the kettle chases a monkey; the monkey pulls a tiger; the tiger sits on a candle. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) candle (b) monkey (c) tiger (d) apple
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a candle; the candle crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) coconut (b) drum (c) ice cream (d) kite

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