Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 377 · 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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a violin; the violin sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) guava (b) pillow (c) violin (d) umbrella
5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into a guava; the guava sings to a fan; the fan tickles a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) fan (c) guava (d) key
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a mango; the mango sings to an ant; the ant crashes into an owl; the owl rolls into a van. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) owl (b) umpire (c) van (d) mango
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a van; the van bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a drum; the drum sings to a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) violin (b) van (c) needle (d) drum
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a jeep; the jeep jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a flute. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) ant (c) inkpot (d) jeep
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a key; the key tickles a doll; the doll chases a flute; the flute falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) doll (b) jalebi (c) key (d) flute
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a candle; the candle bounces onto a kettle; the kettle pulls an orange. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) umpire (b) kettle (c) orange (d) candle
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a nest; the nest tickles a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) ice cream (c) umbrella (d) inkpot
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a rope; the rope jumps over a bucket; the bucket tickles a doll; the doll crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) monkey (b) bucket (c) orange (d) doll
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a spoon; the spoon falls into an inkpot; the inkpot chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a tomato. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) spoon (b) inkpot (c) anchor (d) tomato
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a tiger; the tiger rolls into a vase; the vase crashes into a tomato; the tomato pulls a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) vase (c) tiger (d) glass
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a key; the key falls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a monkey; the monkey jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) key (b) monkey (c) kettle (d) candle
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a nest; the nest sings to a ball; the ball crashes into a key; the key tickles an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) nest (c) ice cream (d) umpire
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a flute; the flute pulls a radio; the radio jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) tomato (b) banana (c) urn (d) flute
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a jug; the jug crashes into an owl; the owl sings to a mango; the mango falls into a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) mango (c) nest (d) owl
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a mirror; the mirror sings to an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a lemon; the lemon sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) lemon (b) ant (c) umbrella (d) mirror
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a tent; the tent sits on a doll; the doll crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a coconut. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) tent (d) coconut
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a ball; the ball falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to an onion; the onion pulls a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pencil (b) whistle (c) ball (d) umpire
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a needle; the needle tickles a coconut; the coconut chases a wallet. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) candle (c) coconut (d) rose
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a fan; the fan tickles an anchor; the anchor sings to a doll; the doll chases a flute. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) pencil (b) fan (c) flute (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over an anchor; the anchor pulls a pillow; the pillow sings to a guava; the guava rolls into a van. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) van (c) anchor (d) guava
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on an owl; the owl chases a lamp; the lamp pulls an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) umbrella (b) owl (c) spoon (d) cat

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