Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 396 · 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: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a candle; the candle tickles a van; the van jumps over a goat; the goat crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) ladder (b) apple (c) van (d) candle
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a mango; the mango crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) tent (b) pencil (c) mango (d) shoe
5. 5.🔗 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
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.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a violin; the violin sits on a watch; the watch jumps over an onion; the onion chases a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) watch (b) candle (c) jeep (d) onion
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a whistle; the whistle falls into a van; the van pulls a jug; the jug sings to an umpire. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) umpire (b) van (c) whistle (d) candle
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a kettle; the kettle rolls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) cat (b) radio (c) net (d) kettle
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a flute; the flute pulls a violin; the violin sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) violin (b) jug (c) jalebi (d) spoon
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 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
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a vase; the vase rolls into a pillow; the pillow sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) urn (b) vase (c) violin (d) lemon
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles an orange; the orange chases a cat; the cat falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) cat (b) spoon (c) jug (d) orange
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a mirror; the mirror falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) mirror (c) banana (d) van
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a banana; the banana pulls a cat; the cat sings to an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) ice cream (b) anchor (c) cat (d) banana
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to an urn; the urn falls into a candle; the candle chases a pillow; the pillow jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) pillow (b) fan (c) urn (d) tiger
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into an urn; the urn sings to an apple; the apple sits on an owl; the owl crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) urn (b) pillow (c) violin (d) owl
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 glass tickles a rose; the rose sings to an onion; the onion sits on a net; the net chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) glass (c) rose (d) net
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a goat; the goat pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) umpire (b) tomato (c) orange (d) goat
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a banana; the banana tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a cat; the cat sits on a nest. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) cat (b) pencil (c) coconut (d) banana
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a key; the key tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) jug (c) parrot (d) monkey
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls an anchor; the anchor sings to a goat; the goat jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) net (b) candle (c) anchor (d) fan
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls an inkpot; the inkpot chases an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a ladder; the ladder crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) fan (b) inkpot (c) ladder (d) ice cream
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to an orange; the orange chases a fan; the fan jumps over an igloo; the igloo pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) fan (b) parrot (c) orange (d) tomato
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a nest; the nest rolls into a ball; the ball pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) candle (b) ball (c) nest (d) whistle

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