Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 441 · 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.🔗 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
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a lamp; the lamp tickles a jug; the jug crashes into a nest; the nest pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) rose (b) jug (c) nest (d) lamp
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a flute; the flute chases a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a jeep; the jeep jumps over a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) flute (b) tomato (c) jeep (d) frog
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a needle; the needle jumps over a lamp; the lamp crashes into a tent; the tent tickles a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) lamp (c) onion (d) vase
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a lemon; the lemon chases a frog; the frog sits on a lamp; the lamp rolls into a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) tomato (c) lemon (d) shoe
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto an owl; the owl sings to a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) rose (b) ball (c) pencil (d) owl
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a violin; the violin rolls into an ant; the ant sits on a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) violin (b) glass (c) nest (d) van
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a jug; the jug bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a doll. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) doll (b) jug (c) fan (d) rose
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into a coconut; the coconut rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a candle. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) candle (b) inkpot (c) pillow (d) umpire
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a monkey; the monkey sits on a jeep; the jeep tickles an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a mango. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jug (b) monkey (c) jeep (d) mango
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a frog; the frog chases a guava; the guava falls into a pillow; the pillow tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) violin (b) pillow (c) spoon (d) frog
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a pencil; the pencil chases a bucket; the bucket sits on a radio; the radio bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) pencil (b) anchor (c) radio (d) nest
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo chases a tent; the tent tickles a rope; the rope bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) anchor (b) tent (c) igloo (d) rope
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a duck; the duck crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into a tomato; the tomato chases an urn. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) duck (b) doll (c) rose (d) urn
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a guava; the guava bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to an urn; the urn rolls into an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) guava (c) lamp (d) bucket
27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a candle; the candle rolls into a pillow; the pillow jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) lemon (b) pillow (c) inkpot (d) candle
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto an owl; the owl falls into an urn; the urn sings to an umpire. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) umpire (b) drum (c) owl (d) urn
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a cat; the cat sings to a monkey; the monkey jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) glass (c) cat (d) monkey
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into an ant; the ant rolls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to a bucket. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) key (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) whistle
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a vase; the vase sits on a frog; the frog bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) shoe (b) vase (c) doll (d) frog
33. 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a drum; the drum pulls an igloo; the igloo sits on a cat; the cat crashes into a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) jalebi (d) cat
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a rose; the rose crashes into a pencil. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) goat (b) ball (c) lemon (d) pencil
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into an apple; the apple falls into a needle; the needle tickles an ant; the ant jumps over a violin. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) needle (c) umbrella (d) violin
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase falls into a cat; the cat chases a nest; the nest crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) cat (c) jug (d) vase
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a mango. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) guava (b) inkpot (c) sock (d) monkey
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over a lemon; the lemon chases a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lemon (b) nest (c) candle (d) mirror

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