Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 428 · 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 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to an apple; the apple sits on a ball; the ball crashes into a frog; the frog chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) frog (b) apple (c) igloo (d) ball
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into a whistle; the whistle chases an anchor; the anchor sings to an onion. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) anchor (b) whistle (c) duck (d) banana
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a van; the van crashes into a kettle; the kettle sings to a flute; the flute pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) flute (c) ball (d) kettle
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a ladder; the ladder pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a doll; the doll sits on an urn. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) doll (c) urn (d) ladder
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella tickles a whistle; the whistle crashes into a kite; the kite pulls an owl; the owl rolls into an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) owl (d) whistle
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sings to an orange; the orange crashes into an onion; the onion tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) anchor (b) cat (c) ice cream (d) onion
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a fan; the fan chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) coconut (b) net (c) tomato (d) fan
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases an igloo; the igloo rolls into a violin; the violin sings to a monkey; the monkey falls into a drum. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) umbrella (b) monkey (c) drum (d) igloo
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a duck; the duck pulls a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) jalebi (b) lamp (c) flute (d) duck
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a drum; the drum crashes into a frog; the frog sings to a goat; the goat sits on a rose. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) frog (b) fan (c) goat (d) drum
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into a glass; the glass tickles a pencil; the pencil pulls a jeep. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) jeep (b) glass (c) fan (d) tomato
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a lemon; the lemon sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a rose. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) jalebi (b) rose (c) umbrella (d) lemon
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 link story: a giant cat tickles a mirror; the mirror sings to a wallet; the wallet jumps over a candle; the candle falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) mirror (b) wallet (c) cat (d) candle
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a lamp; the lamp sits on an anchor; the anchor rolls into a mirror; the mirror falls into a rose. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) anchor (c) mirror (d) rose
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to an anchor; the anchor chases an umpire; the umpire rolls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a tent. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) spoon (b) pillow (c) tent (d) umpire
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a violin; the violin chases a banana; the banana crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) violin (c) inkpot (d) banana
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a mirror; the mirror pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) kettle (c) net (d) ice cream
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) umbrella (c) anchor (d) jalebi
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sits on a lemon; the lemon pulls a tiger; the tiger sings to an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) rope (c) fan (d) lemon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a tent; the tent bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) jalebi (c) ant (d) ice cream
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a doll; the doll chases a rope; the rope bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) doll (b) parrot (c) banana (d) cat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a monkey; the monkey sits on a doll; the doll crashes into a vase; the vase bounces onto a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) vase (b) doll (c) shoe (d) coconut
40. 40.🔗 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

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