Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 458 · 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 whistle jumps over a rose; the rose crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a drum; the drum bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) drum (b) whistle (c) rose (d) ladder
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug chases a wallet; the wallet jumps over a watch; the watch pulls a bucket; the bucket tickles a tiger. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) wallet (c) watch (d) jug
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a rope. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) mirror (b) tiger (c) rope (d) watch
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases an umpire; the umpire sits on a nest; the nest crashes into a tent; the tent pulls a van. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) nest (b) whistle (c) van (d) tent
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a wallet; the wallet rolls into an apple; the apple jumps over a lamp; the lamp falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) glass (b) apple (c) lamp (d) vase
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a frog; the frog jumps over a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) frog (c) spoon (d) drum
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a candle; the candle sits on an owl; the owl falls into a fan; the fan tickles a pencil. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) pencil (c) owl (d) candle
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a duck. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) candle (b) onion (c) mango (d) jeep
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant key pulls a sock; the sock jumps over a ball; the ball tickles an owl; the owl sits on a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) key (c) sock (d) ball
18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a rose; the rose falls into a key; the key tickles a shoe; the shoe crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) spoon (b) key (c) shoe (d) mango
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into an apple; the apple tickles a nest; the nest crashes into a spoon; the spoon rolls into an ant. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) ant (b) apple (c) ball (d) nest
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a frog; the frog crashes into a spoon; the spoon tickles a monkey; the monkey jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) monkey (b) spoon (c) frog (d) ice cream
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.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a key; the key falls into a candle; the candle chases an orange; the orange bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right after the key? (a) coconut (b) candle (c) orange (d) needle
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over a flute; the flute pulls a key; the key sings to a needle; the needle crashes into an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) flute (d) needle
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a pencil; the pencil falls into a ladder; the ladder crashes into a needle; the needle chases a mango. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) mango (b) needle (c) pencil (d) ladder
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a coconut; the coconut falls into a parrot; the parrot crashes into a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) violin (c) parrot (d) coconut
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into a fan; the fan pulls an orange; the orange chases a jug. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) jug (b) fan (c) orange (d) shoe
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an ant; the ant pulls a mirror; the mirror chases a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) needle (c) inkpot (d) spoon
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a lemon; the lemon chases an onion; the onion crashes into a rope; the rope bounces onto an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rope (b) onion (c) umpire (d) cat
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a net; the net bounces onto a pillow; the pillow tickles a cat; the cat crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right after the net? (a) jeep (b) pillow (c) cat (d) banana
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a watch; the watch tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over a flute; the flute bounces onto a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) shoe (c) flute (d) needle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over a banana; the banana sits on a net; the net pulls an apple. Which item comes right after the net? (a) jeep (b) banana (c) apple (d) net
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo bounces onto a fan; the fan sings to a needle; the needle sits on a kettle; the kettle rolls into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) igloo (c) guava (d) fan
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a doll; the doll pulls a vase; the vase rolls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) jug (b) doll (c) vase (d) lemon
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a pillow; the pillow tickles a jug; the jug pulls a lemon; the lemon falls into a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) lemon (c) jug (d) pillow
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a cat; the cat pulls a kettle; the kettle sings to a violin; the violin jumps over a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) cat (c) tent (d) duck

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