Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 397 · 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) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a doll; the doll sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) duck (b) cat (c) rope (d) doll
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into an ant; the ant sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles a lamp; the lamp sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) mirror (c) spoon (d) banana
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a violin; the violin sings to an onion; the onion tickles a rose; the rose pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) goat (b) rose (c) vase (d) violin
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an orange; the orange sings to an apple; the apple sits on a candle; the candle rolls into a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) apple (c) lemon (d) shoe
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on an orange; the orange tickles an owl; the owl pulls a cat; the cat chases a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) jug (c) owl (d) drum
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite crashes into a vase; the vase sits on a key; the key chases an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) kite (c) inkpot (d) key
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a vase; the vase sits on an apple; the apple jumps over a jug; the jug crashes into a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) apple (b) jug (c) rope (d) violin
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a flute; the flute crashes into a glass; the glass rolls into a whistle; the whistle falls into a net. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) net (c) whistle (d) glass
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to an onion; the onion rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) net (c) doll (d) fan
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a shoe; the shoe sings to an anchor; the anchor crashes into a needle; the needle pulls a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) shoe (c) needle (d) apple
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a lamp; the lamp rolls into a net; the net tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) ladder (b) net (c) onion (d) lamp
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a glass; the glass sings to a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) watch (b) glass (c) wallet (d) mirror
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a radio; the radio falls into a doll. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) key (c) spoon (d) doll
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a frog; the frog pulls a goat; the goat falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) rope (b) frog (c) mirror (d) goat
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a fan; the fan pulls a ladder; the ladder sings to a tent; the tent rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) goat (c) ladder (d) fan
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a guava; the guava tickles a radio; the radio sits on a candle; the candle pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) doll (b) guava (c) coconut (d) candle
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into an urn; the urn sits on a violin; the violin jumps over a van; the van bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) urn (b) van (c) cat (d) violin
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sits on a duck; the duck pulls a vase; the vase rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) vase (b) owl (c) coconut (d) mirror
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over a banana; the banana chases an umpire; the umpire pulls a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) cat (c) net (d) umpire
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a coconut; the coconut chases an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a needle; the needle sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) shoe (c) coconut (d) inkpot
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases an owl; the owl sings to a radio; the radio sits on a ladder; the ladder tickles a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) radio (c) ladder (d) owl
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a ladder; the ladder chases a violin; the violin crashes into a shoe; the shoe sings to a key. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) key (b) shoe (c) ladder (d) rose
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a key; the key sings to an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) kite (c) igloo (d) umbrella
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on a duck; the duck crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a banana. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) urn (b) needle (c) inkpot (d) banana

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