Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 452 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into a ball; the ball chases a parrot; the parrot sits on a pillow; the pillow sings to a frog. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) frog (b) ball (c) pillow (d) parrot
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a sock; the sock sits on a pencil; the pencil chases a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) sock (c) banana (d) kettle
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over an urn; the urn falls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a lamp; the lamp sits on a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) flute (b) lamp (c) wallet (d) spoon
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a van; the van bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a doll. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) doll (b) banana (c) spoon (d) van
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a mirror; the mirror pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a parrot; the parrot rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) jalebi (b) mirror (c) parrot (d) ice cream
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a jeep; the jeep crashes into a tomato; the tomato chases a van; the van pulls a duck. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) van (b) vase (c) duck (d) jeep
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a banana; the banana crashes into a parrot; the parrot pulls a jug; the jug falls into a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) parrot (c) jug (d) guava
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a nest; the nest sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto a monkey; the monkey crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) glass (b) monkey (c) bucket (d) needle
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a radio; the radio chases a doll; the doll sits on an apple; the apple rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) apple (b) doll (c) radio (d) duck
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a lamp; the lamp jumps over a wallet; the wallet rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) rose (c) umpire (d) lamp
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a vase; the vase crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) tiger (c) vase (d) ice cream
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a cat; the cat pulls a radio. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) cat (b) radio (c) coconut (d) ice cream
19. 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on an igloo; the igloo chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over an owl. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) mirror (b) igloo (c) cat (d) owl
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a violin; the violin pulls a doll; the doll tickles an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) doll (c) jug (d) ladder
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a duck; the duck falls into a tent; the tent sits on a ladder; the ladder sings to a kettle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) ladder (c) kettle (d) duck
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a parrot; the parrot pulls an urn; the urn crashes into a mirror; the mirror jumps over an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) mirror (d) guava
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a cat; the cat rolls into an igloo; the igloo chases a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) parrot (c) inkpot (d) cat
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent pulls an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a radio; the radio sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) umbrella (b) rope (c) ladder (d) radio
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a sock; the sock tickles a van; the van rolls into a flute; the flute sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) ladder (b) van (c) orange (d) sock
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a lamp; the lamp sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) bucket (c) tomato (d) tent
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls a frog; the frog falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) ant (b) tent (c) igloo (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a needle; the needle rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to an umpire; the umpire tickles a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) onion (d) tiger
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a sock; the sock falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a flute; the flute pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) sock (c) ant (d) flute
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella pulls a rose; the rose sings to a jug; the jug chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) rose (c) jug (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a glass; the glass pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into an owl. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) owl (c) glass (d) ant
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a lamp; the lamp tickles a glass; the glass bounces onto a key. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) van (b) glass (c) lamp (d) spoon
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a ladder; the ladder pulls a radio; the radio sings to a net. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) spoon (c) fan (d) net

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