Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 425 · 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 step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls an owl; the owl chases a key; the key bounces onto a pillow; the pillow tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) pillow (b) owl (c) umbrella (d) key
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a needle; the needle sings to an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls a sock. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) needle (b) bucket (c) sock (d) inkpot
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a fan; the fan chases a goat; the goat pulls a flute; the flute jumps over a kite. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) tent (b) fan (c) goat (d) flute
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot bounces onto a key; the key tickles a van; the van sits on an igloo; the igloo jumps over a mango. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) key (c) van (d) inkpot
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a whistle; the whistle jumps over a candle; the candle pulls a kettle; the kettle tickles a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) onion (c) whistle (d) lamp
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a fan; the fan bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a drum; the drum falls into an owl. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) coconut (b) rope (c) owl (d) fan
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope chases a candle; the candle bounces onto a wallet; the wallet crashes into a doll; the doll sings to a nest. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) nest (b) candle (c) rope (d) doll
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a watch; the watch sits on a kite; the kite falls into a net; the net crashes into an urn. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) coconut (b) kite (c) net (d) watch
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into a guava; the guava pulls a watch; the watch rolls into a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) jalebi (c) watch (d) drum
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 banana sits on an umpire; the umpire tickles a whistle; the whistle sings to a bucket; the bucket pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) banana (c) whistle (d) bucket
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute chases a mango; the mango rolls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sits on a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) sock (b) coconut (c) mango (d) banana
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a goat; the goat chases a net; the net bounces onto a needle; the needle pulls an umpire. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) guava (c) needle (d) net
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a mango; the mango jumps over a flute. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) umpire (b) glass (c) jalebi (d) flute
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a doll; the doll jumps over an anchor; the anchor tickles a jug. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) jug (b) vase (c) anchor (d) urn
29. 29.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a jeep; the jeep pulls a coconut; the coconut sings to a vase. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) jeep (b) vase (c) kite (d) banana
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a drum; the drum crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a shoe; the shoe tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) mango (c) monkey (d) kettle
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a goat; the goat falls into a duck; the duck chases a guava; the guava tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) umbrella (b) duck (c) guava (d) igloo
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a needle; the needle tickles a mango. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) umbrella (b) needle (c) mango (d) sock
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a vase; the vase pulls a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on a rose. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) vase (c) drum (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto a ladder; the ladder falls into a nest; the nest jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) flute (c) ladder (d) nest

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