Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 436 · 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 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a doll; the doll sings to a candle; the candle chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a net. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) candle (b) frog (c) net (d) doll
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a candle; the candle sings to an owl; the owl bounces onto a key; the key chases a vase. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) key (b) kettle (c) owl (d) vase
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to a bucket. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) spoon (c) bucket (d) pencil
7. 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a vase; the vase crashes into a tomato; the tomato pulls a glass; the glass chases a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) tent (c) vase (d) tomato
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a drum; the drum rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) bucket (d) rope
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a drum; the drum chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) wallet (c) tomato (d) fan
21. 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a flute; the flute rolls into a violin; the violin sits on a rope; the rope tickles a van. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) rope (b) ball (c) van (d) flute
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over a tent; the tent falls into a doll; the doll sits on a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) doll (b) drum (c) flute (d) rope
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a lamp; the lamp sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) lamp (c) banana (d) duck
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a spoon; the spoon rolls into a duck; the duck pulls a kettle; the kettle jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) kettle (d) nest
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls a jeep; the jeep falls into a key; the key jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) key (c) fan (d) vase
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into an owl; the owl sits on a lamp; the lamp crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) owl (b) lamp (c) orange (d) glass
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a monkey; the monkey chases a tomato; the tomato pulls a banana. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ant (b) tomato (c) ladder (d) monkey
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a rose; the rose pulls a watch; the watch chases a needle; the needle bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) urn (b) needle (c) kite (d) watch
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on an anchor; the anchor sings to a vase; the vase chases a cat; the cat crashes into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) vase (c) drum (d) fan
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) ball (b) bucket (c) spoon (d) inkpot
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to a lemon; the lemon tickles a mango. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) rose (b) pillow (c) mango (d) lemon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sits on an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into a pencil; the pencil chases a jalebi. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) banana (b) umpire (c) pencil (d) tiger
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into a fan; the fan sings to a nest; the nest falls into a radio; the radio chases a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) ball (c) nest (d) radio
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a van; the van crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) parrot (b) whistle (c) lamp (d) drum
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a doll; the doll jumps over a kite; the kite rolls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a violin. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) wallet (b) doll (c) violin (d) kite

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