Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 426 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a nest; the nest sings to a mango; the mango sits on a pillow; the pillow tickles a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) pillow (c) wallet (d) ladder
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi pulls an anchor; the anchor sits on a doll; the doll crashes into a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) shoe (c) monkey (d) doll
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls a pencil; the pencil tickles an igloo; the igloo sings to a goat; the goat bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) jug (b) goat (c) pencil (d) igloo
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a pillow; the pillow sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) pillow (d) owl
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a banana; the banana chases a cat; the cat sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over a jeep. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jeep (b) cat (c) banana (d) ball
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a duck; the duck pulls a ladder. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umpire (b) igloo (c) duck (d) ladder
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a violin; the violin rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) fan (b) jalebi (c) violin (d) cat
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a van; the van falls into a violin; the violin bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) fan (c) van (d) apple
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a fan; the fan sits on an urn; the urn falls into an igloo; the igloo chases an apple. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) apple (b) urn (c) fan (d) igloo
17. 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato rolls into a needle; the needle sits on a radio; the radio bounces onto a mango; the mango jumps over a nest. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) mango (c) radio (d) nest
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a tiger; the tiger rolls into an owl; the owl sings to a radio; the radio tickles a duck. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) lamp (b) tiger (c) radio (d) owl
20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over a radio; the radio sits on an apple; the apple tickles a frog; the frog pulls an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) ice cream (c) apple (d) frog
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over a goat; the goat rolls into a jug; the jug sits on an ant; the ant chases a kite. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) ant (b) parrot (c) kite (d) goat
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a wallet; the wallet sings to a glass; the glass rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) urn (b) coconut (c) guava (d) glass
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a violin; the violin sits on a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) cat (d) violin
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
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 tomato chases a shoe; the shoe sits on a jeep; the jeep sings to an ant; the ant jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) jeep (b) tomato (c) banana (d) ant
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a sock; the sock pulls a duck; the duck sits on an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) sock (c) violin (d) duck
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sings to a radio; the radio tickles a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) wallet (c) parrot (d) coconut
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a radio; the radio crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a doll; the doll falls into a watch. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) doll (b) lemon (c) watch (d) radio
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a pencil; the pencil chases a tomato; the tomato sits on a vase. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) tomato (b) vase (c) pencil (d) owl
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a nest; the nest tickles an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a doll; the doll sits on a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) lamp (c) inkpot (d) nest
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 doll rolls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into a glass; the glass pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) doll
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a frog; the frog chases an ant; the ant rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) ant (c) pencil (d) kite

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