Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 36 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a sock; the sock tickles a bucket; the bucket chases a watch. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) sock (c) duck (d) bucket
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a doll; the doll sings to a jeep; the jeep jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a flute. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) jeep (b) doll (c) watch (d) flute
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls a key; the key tickles an onion; the onion falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) onion (b) key (c) goat (d) kettle
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a duck; the duck falls into a kite; the kite bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) monkey (c) duck (d) kite
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a glass; the glass tickles an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) shoe (c) coconut (d) umbrella
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a drum; the drum pulls a ladder; the ladder chases a vase; the vase jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) umbrella (c) net (d) ladder
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a net; the net bounces onto a monkey; the monkey chases a cat; the cat pulls a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) coconut (c) nest (d) cat
22. 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a mirror; the mirror chases an urn; the urn sits on a doll. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) vase (b) urn (c) ball (d) mirror
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a fan; the fan rolls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) umpire (c) igloo (d) guava
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a sock; the sock rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an ant; the ant sits on a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) tiger (c) ice cream (d) sock
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a lemon; the lemon rolls into a candle; the candle sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) lemon (b) ladder (c) orange (d) candle
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases an anchor; the anchor tickles a goat; the goat crashes into an ant; the ant jumps over a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) goat (b) ladder (c) ant (d) anchor
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a spoon; the spoon jumps over a flute; the flute rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) anchor (b) flute (c) violin (d) spoon
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a tomato; the tomato rolls into a lemon; the lemon falls into a rose; the rose sits on an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) rose (c) sock (d) owl
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a frog; the frog chases a net; the net sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) glass (b) frog (c) bucket (d) net
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a guava; the guava sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a mirror; the mirror falls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) coconut (b) lemon (c) mirror (d) guava
34. 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a banana; the banana crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) frog (c) pencil (d) doll
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a bucket; the bucket tickles a candle; the candle sits on a coconut; the coconut jumps over a spoon. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) bucket (d) spoon
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a nest; the nest rolls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a shoe; the shoe chases a kettle. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) nest (b) shoe (c) kettle (d) parrot
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a drum; the drum crashes into a sock; the sock sits on an igloo. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) mirror (b) sock (c) drum (d) orange
40. 40.🔗 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

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