Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 41 · 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 frog crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into a ball; the ball bounces onto an urn; the urn sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) frog (b) banana (c) ball (d) whistle
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a guava; the guava crashes into a ball; the ball sings to a candle; the candle chases a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) candle (c) guava (d) inkpot
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto an orange; the orange falls into a duck; the duck rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) ladder (b) duck (c) orange (d) net
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over an owl; the owl pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an onion; the onion rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) orange (b) ice cream (c) owl (d) onion
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a sock; the sock bounces onto a whistle; the whistle rolls into a tent; the tent crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) tent (b) whistle (c) anchor (d) sock
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a frog; the frog sings to a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a fan; the fan tickles an ant. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) ant (b) apple (c) fan (d) frog
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls a cat; the cat rolls into a watch; the watch chases an ant. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) pillow (b) violin (c) cat (d) watch
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a spoon; the spoon rolls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a guava; the guava falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) guava (b) ladder (c) doll (d) spoon
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a nest; the nest pulls a wallet; the wallet tickles a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) wallet (c) ladder (d) nest
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a goat; the goat falls into a jug; the jug sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) urn (b) anchor (c) banana (d) goat
24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a vase; the vase bounces onto a rope; the rope tickles a glass; the glass chases an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) rope (c) vase (d) ant
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to an apple; the apple rolls into a frog; the frog falls into a net; the net tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) net (b) frog (c) apple (d) kettle
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a pillow; the pillow jumps over a guava; the guava sings to a tiger; the tiger rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) tiger (b) guava (c) rope (d) pillow
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a kite; the kite jumps over a fan; the fan pulls an ice cream; the ice cream chases an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) fan (c) ice cream (d) umpire
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a rope; the rope chases a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) drum (c) rope (d) lemon
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a jug; the jug bounces onto a mango; the mango crashes into a sock; the sock falls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) mango (b) tiger (c) ladder (d) jug
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into an onion; the onion bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over an anchor; the anchor chases an umbrella. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) umbrella (b) duck (c) anchor (d) onion
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a kite; the kite crashes into a doll; the doll sings to a tent; the tent jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) drum (b) tent (c) kite (d) doll
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) ball (c) bucket (d) orange
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over a duck; the duck crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a watch; the watch sings to a spoon. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) watch (c) spoon (d) anchor
38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases a banana; the banana falls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) banana (c) tomato (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a guava; the guava crashes into an onion; the onion chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) frog (c) guava (d) jeep

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