Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 387 · 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, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a flute; the flute crashes into a goat; the goat bounces onto a fan; the fan chases a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) watch (b) goat (c) fan (d) jug
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a net; the net bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a ball; the ball rolls into a frog. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) apple (b) net (c) ant (d) frog
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a needle; the needle pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into an apple. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) whistle (b) needle (c) guava (d) coconut
10. 10.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto an urn; the urn sits on a candle; the candle pulls a goat; the goat crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) violin (b) goat (c) lamp (d) candle
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a cat; the cat jumps over a jug; the jug pulls a doll; the doll tickles an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) doll (b) orange (c) cat (d) jug
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a nest; the nest pulls a drum; the drum tickles an onion; the onion sits on an igloo. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) igloo (b) nest (c) onion (d) drum
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a nest; the nest rolls into an onion; the onion crashes into a rope; the rope sits on a radio. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) rope (b) onion (c) radio (d) nest
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a wallet; the wallet chases a glass; the glass tickles an ant; the ant sings to an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) tomato (c) ice cream (d) wallet
22. 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror rolls into a mango; the mango chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a van; the van crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) mirror (b) parrot (c) pencil (d) van
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases a violin; the violin jumps over a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a jeep; the jeep tickles a drum. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) lemon (c) violin (d) jeep
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a van; the van crashes into a radio; the radio rolls into a kettle; the kettle sits on an urn. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) owl (b) van (c) radio (d) kettle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a glass; the glass sings to a kite; the kite tickles a jug; the jug bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) glass (b) jug (c) kite (d) rose
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls an urn; the urn tickles a key; the key sits on a frog; the frog sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) watch (b) urn (c) key (d) frog
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a frog; the frog jumps over a flute; the flute chases a fan; the fan sings to a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) ant (c) fan (d) flute
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a banana; the banana chases a tent; the tent sits on an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) onion (c) pencil (d) wallet
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a rope; the rope tickles a cat; the cat falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) rope (b) jalebi (c) igloo (d) wallet
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on an apple; the apple rolls into an urn; the urn chases a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) urn (c) flute (d) umpire
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a vase; the vase rolls into a candle; the candle crashes into a mango; the mango jumps over a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) tiger (c) candle (d) sock
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 duck sings to an umpire; the umpire falls into an ant; the ant pulls a jug; the jug crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) umpire (b) duck (c) pencil (d) jug
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a mirror. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) whistle (c) radio (d) mirror
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a lamp; the lamp sings to a shoe; the shoe sits on a tiger. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) jeep (c) lamp (d) tiger
40. 40.🔗 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

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