Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 378 · 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 umpire rolls into a duck; the duck crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) goat (c) banana (d) duck
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to an apple; the apple chases a glass; the glass bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) rope (c) glass (d) apple
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a watch; the watch chases a pencil; the pencil crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) umpire (c) watch (d) pencil
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a glass; the glass sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) cat (b) ice cream (c) glass (d) vase
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a banana; the banana pulls a key; the key sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) key (c) ant (d) banana
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a lamp; the lamp jumps over a glass; the glass falls into a van. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) net (b) coconut (c) lamp (d) van
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to an umpire; the umpire crashes into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a frog; the frog tickles a lemon. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) monkey (b) umpire (c) drum (d) frog
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a candle; the candle jumps over a lemon; the lemon sits on a watch; the watch crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) watch (b) candle (c) lemon (d) whistle
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a watch; the watch jumps over a vase; the vase sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) wallet (c) owl (d) vase
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant rolls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a ladder; the ladder pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) ladder (b) monkey (c) ant (d) flute
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a guava; the guava jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) key (b) mirror (c) guava (d) drum
22. 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles an urn. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) urn (b) inkpot (c) umbrella (d) candle
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to a tomato; the tomato sits on a sock. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) sock (b) rose (c) anchor (d) wallet
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a net; the net pulls a shoe; the shoe sits on a coconut; the coconut tickles a ball. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) coconut (b) ball (c) goat (d) net
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a tent; the tent sits on a net; the net sings to an apple; the apple bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) apple (b) needle (c) tent (d) van
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 mango crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a goat. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) mango (b) umbrella (c) goat (d) pillow
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a sock; the sock sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) glass (c) radio (d) flute
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a goat; the goat rolls into a jeep; the jeep crashes into a radio; the radio pulls a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) jeep (c) orange (d) goat
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a duck; the duck pulls an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a candle; the candle crashes into a flute. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) candle (b) ant (c) ice cream (d) flute
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot crashes into a nest; the nest sits on a ladder; the ladder rolls into a drum; the drum jumps over a ball. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) ball (b) ladder (c) inkpot (d) drum
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a spoon; the spoon pulls a glass; the glass jumps over a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) violin (b) sock (c) glass (d) umbrella
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a sock; the sock rolls into an umpire; the umpire chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into a key. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) key (b) kite (c) coconut (d) sock
38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a candle; the candle sits on a violin; the violin jumps over a goat; the goat rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) goat (b) tent (c) candle (d) violin
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an igloo; the igloo pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) candle (c) tomato (d) monkey

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