Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 460 · 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: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a kettle; the kettle jumps over a shoe; the shoe sits on an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) shoe (c) flute (d) cat
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into a duck; the duck sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) lamp (d) duck
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a ball; the ball crashes into a van; the van tickles a coconut; the coconut jumps over an ant. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) ant (c) ball (d) coconut
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a monkey; the monkey jumps over a whistle; the whistle falls into a radio; the radio rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) monkey (b) whistle (c) fan (d) radio
13. 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a nest; the nest falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) flute (b) nest (c) anchor (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a goat; the goat chases an orange; the orange sits on an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) ice cream (b) guava (c) goat (d) orange
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an owl; the owl crashes into a drum; the drum pulls a goat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) owl (c) lamp (d) goat
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls an orange; the orange bounces onto a net; the net crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into a needle. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) jeep (b) duck (c) needle (d) net
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into an owl; the owl chases an umpire; the umpire sits on a ladder; the ladder pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) ladder (b) umpire (c) owl (d) shoe
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a vase; the vase falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) ball (c) igloo (d) lamp
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a fan; the fan chases a rose; the rose jumps over a key; the key sits on a pencil. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) fan (b) key (c) rose (d) pencil
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a ladder; the ladder chases a flute; the flute sits on a van. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ladder (b) flute (c) van (d) jug
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a key; the key sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a guava; the guava tickles an apple. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) inkpot (b) needle (c) apple (d) key
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a net; the net sits on a radio; the radio chases a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) kettle (c) net (d) guava
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a sock; the sock bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a drum; the drum sits on a frog. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) sock (c) vase (d) drum
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a tent; the tent sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) lamp (b) tent (c) ant (d) spoon
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a fan; the fan tickles a pencil; the pencil rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) cat (b) fan (c) onion (d) bucket
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases an onion; the onion bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) jalebi (c) onion (d) tiger
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over an urn; the urn sits on a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) urn (c) glass (d) kettle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a kettle; the kettle sings to a mirror; the mirror falls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) tomato (c) jalebi (d) kettle

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