Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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