Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 449 · 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 picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a needle; the needle sits on a tent; the tent bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) coconut (b) banana (c) parrot (d) needle
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a drum; the drum pulls a rose; the rose tickles a vase; the vase falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) fan (b) rose (c) mango (d) drum
9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on a nest; the nest tickles an urn; the urn pulls a whistle; the whistle rolls into a fan. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) nest (b) monkey (c) whistle (d) urn
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into a bucket; the bucket falls into a radio; the radio sits on a tiger. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) radio (b) candle (c) bucket (d) apple
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a duck; the duck sings to a tent; the tent bounces onto a pencil; the pencil rolls into a flute. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) guava (b) pencil (c) tent (d) duck
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a ball; the ball crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a wallet. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) kettle (b) ball (c) doll (d) wallet
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a violin; the violin chases a candle; the candle sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) bucket (b) rope (c) net (d) candle
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a net; the net chases an igloo; the igloo crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) apple (b) igloo (c) net (d) duck
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a wallet; the wallet falls into a van; the van bounces onto a mango; the mango sits on a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) mango (c) van (d) wallet
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a parrot; the parrot pulls a tent; the tent sits on a jeep; the jeep tickles a spoon. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) spoon (c) tent (d) kettle
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a guava; the guava bounces onto a duck; the duck sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) duck (d) guava
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a tent; the tent bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a ball; the ball sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) tent (b) ball (c) wallet (d) inkpot
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a key; the key sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) monkey (c) key (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an owl; the owl sits on an urn. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) inkpot (b) urn (c) whistle (d) radio
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases an orange; the orange falls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a lamp; the lamp tickles a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) orange (c) lamp (d) igloo
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a monkey. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) onion (b) coconut (c) pencil (d) anchor
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a glass; the glass chases a goat; the goat jumps over a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) glass (c) goat (d) lamp
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a rope; the rope rolls into a flute; the flute falls into a key; the key crashes into a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) ball (c) key (d) rope
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a spoon; the spoon jumps over an apple; the apple chases a van; the van sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) van (b) candle (c) tent (d) spoon
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto a rope; the rope chases an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a goat; the goat tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) goat (c) mirror (d) rope
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a goat; the goat rolls into an onion. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) flute (b) onion (c) umpire (d) mango
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a jug; the jug pulls a kite; the kite sings to a lemon; the lemon crashes into a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) fan (b) lemon (c) jug (d) kite
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a drum; the drum crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a flute; the flute sings to a sock. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) drum (c) sock (d) frog

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