Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 408 · 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.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a doll; the doll sings to a rope; the rope rolls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) tent (b) spoon (c) doll (d) rope
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls an orange; the orange jumps over a kettle; the kettle chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) kettle (b) bucket (c) doll (d) glass
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into a watch; the watch sings to a goat; the goat crashes into a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) van (b) kettle (c) watch (d) goat
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on an urn; the urn tickles an owl; the owl sings to a tent; the tent jumps over a key. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) key (b) owl (c) flute (d) urn
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) ladder (b) bucket (c) glass (d) sock
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
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 needle chases a kettle; the kettle falls into a candle; the candle sings to a whistle; the whistle rolls into a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) rope (c) needle (d) whistle
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into a vase; the vase falls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a jeep; the jeep crashes into a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) radio (c) jeep (d) goat
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a vase; the vase pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into an ant; the ant sings to a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) pillow (c) ant (d) vase
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a sock; the sock bounces onto a spoon; the spoon chases a net; the net sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) net (b) kite (c) sock (d) spoon
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a tomato; the tomato falls into a jeep; the jeep tickles a drum; the drum chases a pillow. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) drum (b) jeep (c) rose (d) tomato
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a key; the key crashes into a nest; the nest sits on an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a sock. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) sock (b) nest (c) key (d) frog
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a needle; the needle tickles a jug; the jug crashes into a vase. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) vase (b) frog (c) needle (d) jug
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a tomato; the tomato sings to a parrot; the parrot jumps over a ladder; the ladder rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) parrot (b) frog (c) kite (d) ladder
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a whistle; the whistle tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a duck. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) doll (b) umpire (c) guava (d) duck
33. 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a kettle; the kettle tickles a fan; the fan falls into a candle; the candle jumps over an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) duck (c) inkpot (d) fan
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a van; the van tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) pencil (c) van (d) igloo
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into a fan; the fan pulls a ladder; the ladder rolls into a rose. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) rose (b) ladder (c) pencil (d) fan
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into an igloo; the igloo sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) radio (b) mango (c) ladder (d) igloo
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a glass; the glass chases a cat; the cat pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) igloo (c) glass (d) anchor
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a rose; the rose chases a guava; the guava pulls a frog; the frog sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) rose (b) pillow (c) frog (d) jeep

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