Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 440 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a guava; the guava sits on a ball; the ball falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a violin. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) kettle (b) violin (c) guava (d) ant
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a fan; the fan chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over an owl. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) owl (b) pillow (c) tomato (d) fan
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles an ant; the ant sings to an orange; the orange pulls a jug. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) duck (b) ant (c) jug (d) orange
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a doll; the doll chases a watch; the watch rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a van. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) van (b) jug (c) watch (d) doll
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a flute; the flute pulls a frog; the frog rolls into a pillow; the pillow falls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) frog (b) coconut (c) parrot (d) flute
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a tent; the tent pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into a jug; the jug crashes into an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) tent (c) goat (d) owl
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a sock; the sock sings to a spoon. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) watch (b) violin (c) sock (d) spoon
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over an igloo; the igloo sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a fan; the fan chases a goat. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) fan (b) goat (c) pencil (d) igloo
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a lamp; the lamp tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a nest; the nest crashes into an ant. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) needle (b) umbrella (c) nest (d) ant
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a candle; the candle sings to a tomato; the tomato jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tiger (b) candle (c) tomato (d) parrot
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a rope; the rope rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to an urn; the urn bounces onto a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) urn (c) bucket (d) duck
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an anchor; the anchor pulls a net; the net sits on an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) jalebi (c) duck (d) net
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a mango; the mango pulls a tent; the tent jumps over a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) monkey (c) doll (d) tent
27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a van; the van jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) fan (c) van (d) drum
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into a drum; the drum tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) pencil (b) mirror (c) kettle (d) drum
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a bucket; the bucket chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) coconut (b) bucket (c) umbrella (d) net
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to an ant; the ant pulls a shoe; the shoe chases a rope; the rope tickles an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) shoe (c) flute (d) orange
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a lemon; the lemon sings to an inkpot; the inkpot chases a nest; the nest tickles a violin. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) nest (b) lemon (c) jeep (d) inkpot
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over an onion; the onion falls into a jug; the jug rolls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a mirror. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) jug (b) mirror (c) igloo (d) onion
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an igloo; the igloo falls into a drum; the drum pulls a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) goat (c) tomato (d) drum
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a tent; the tent jumps over a fan; the fan sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) jug (d) fan
40. 40.🔗 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

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