Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 375 · 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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a monkey; the monkey chases a lemon; the lemon tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a violin. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) shoe (b) lemon (c) doll (d) monkey
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot tickles a radio; the radio sits on a duck; the duck crashes into a doll; the doll pulls an umpire. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) parrot (b) duck (c) doll (d) radio
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
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.🔗 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into an onion; the onion falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a violin; the violin sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) umbrella (c) violin (d) spoon
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a doll; the doll sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) anchor (b) vase (c) ladder (d) doll
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a glass; the glass falls into a duck; the duck chases a doll. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) glass (b) cat (c) doll (d) mirror
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a duck; the duck jumps over a vase; the vase pulls an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) anchor (c) vase (d) drum
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into an apple; the apple chases a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a flute; the flute tickles a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) umpire (c) apple (d) tiger
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a tent; the tent sings to an onion; the onion jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) cat (b) onion (c) mirror (d) tent
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a ladder; the ladder crashes into an umpire; the umpire tickles a kettle; the kettle chases a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) glass (c) ladder (d) kettle
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on a radio. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) radio (b) ant (c) wallet (d) guava
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a mirror; the mirror pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) mirror (c) goat (d) jeep
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into an ice cream. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) whistle (c) umpire (d) mirror
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a rope; the rope falls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over an umpire; the umpire pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) kite (b) duck (c) umpire (d) mirror
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango jumps over a parrot; the parrot rolls into an onion; the onion pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto a frog. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) onion (b) frog (c) parrot (d) mango
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a van; the van sits on an anchor; the anchor sings to a frog; the frog tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ant (b) parrot (c) anchor (d) frog
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles a candle; the candle pulls a jug; the jug falls into a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) candle (c) jalebi (d) lemon
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a nest; the nest rolls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) onion (c) drum (d) kettle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a cat; the cat rolls into a spoon; the spoon tickles a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) spoon (b) cat (c) bucket (d) flute
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over an igloo; the igloo chases an apple; the apple crashes into a radio; the radio pulls a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) radio (d) pillow
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a net; the net crashes into a monkey; the monkey pulls a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) monkey (c) frog (d) whistle
40. 40.🔗 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

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