Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 456 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to a shoe; the shoe crashes into an orange; the orange rolls into a mango; the mango falls into a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) orange (c) sock (d) shoe
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a duck; the duck sits on a wallet; the wallet chases a mirror; the mirror rolls into a kite. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) mirror (c) violin (d) duck
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an umpire; the umpire chases a sock; the sock pulls a rose. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) sock (b) rose (c) umpire (d) mirror
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sings to a candle; the candle pulls a coconut. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) candle (b) pencil (c) whistle (d) net
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: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder bounces onto an orange; the orange crashes into a lemon; the lemon sits on a candle; the candle rolls into a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) ladder (c) candle (d) orange
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles a pillow; the pillow chases an ice cream. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) mirror (c) ice cream (d) frog
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a jug; the jug chases a bucket. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) candle (c) guava (d) jug
25. 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a nest; the nest tickles a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a duck; the duck rolls into an owl. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) van (b) mirror (c) owl (d) nest
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a rope; the rope jumps over a nest; the nest chases a kite; the kite pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) kite (b) guava (c) ladder (d) nest
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a ladder; the ladder sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a bucket; the bucket chases a tomato. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) tomato (c) bucket (d) anchor
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a kite; the kite sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kite (b) tomato (c) vase (d) kettle
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an owl; the owl rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) frog (b) kettle (c) owl (d) glass
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a lamp; the lamp crashes into a van. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) van (b) goat (c) urn (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon jumps over a nest; the nest rolls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a van; the van sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) nest (c) apple (d) lemon
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a nest; the nest jumps over an ant; the ant bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into a jalebi. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) kite (c) ant (d) jeep
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a net; the net sings to a mango; the mango rolls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) net (c) igloo (d) tomato
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a banana; the banana tickles a tiger; the tiger sits on a bucket; the bucket rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) tiger (b) owl (c) van (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a watch; the watch jumps over a drum; the drum rolls into a ball; the ball pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) drum (b) watch (c) anchor (d) ball
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a candle; the candle falls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) umbrella (c) tomato (d) guava
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a lemon; the lemon chases a van; the van sits on a net; the net sings to a sock. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) van (c) sock (d) net

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