Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 461 · 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: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a ladder; the ladder sits on an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a cat; the cat chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ladder (b) tiger (c) apple (d) cat
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on a goat; the goat pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) umpire (b) ball (c) duck (d) goat
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a cat; the cat rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a pencil; the pencil crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) inkpot (c) cat (d) onion
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) umpire (b) glass (c) doll (d) tomato
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a frog; the frog pulls a tiger; the tiger jumps over a tent; the tent chases a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) van (b) tent (c) frog (d) violin
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut tickles a vase; the vase pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a duck; the duck bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) duck (c) violin (d) ice cream
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a coconut; the coconut pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a key; the key falls into a tent. Which item comes right before the key? (a) guava (b) tent (c) key (d) inkpot
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sings to an apple. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) apple (b) shoe (c) whistle (d) jug
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a mango; the mango crashes into a tent; the tent pulls a pillow; the pillow chases a cat. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) tent (b) nest (c) mango (d) pillow
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a van; the van sits on a key; the key rolls into a drum; the drum tickles an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) drum (b) kettle (c) umpire (d) van
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a mirror; the mirror jumps over an apple; the apple pulls an umpire; the umpire falls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) umpire (b) apple (c) mirror (d) pillow
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles a doll; the doll chases an onion; the onion sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) glass (b) lamp (c) vase (d) doll
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into a glass; the glass sings to a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) cat (c) ladder (d) ant
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a fan; the fan chases an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a parrot; the parrot rolls into a doll. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) doll (b) shoe (c) fan (d) parrot
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a duck; the duck pulls an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) igloo (c) inkpot (d) duck
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a lemon; the lemon chases a ladder; the ladder sings to a whistle. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) doll (c) ladder (d) lemon
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a shoe; the shoe chases an apple; the apple sings to a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) apple (b) umbrella (c) candle (d) wallet
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a cat; the cat rolls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over a rose. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) duck (b) cat (c) frog (d) rose
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a watch; the watch bounces onto a rose; the rose chases an ant; the ant rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) goat (b) rose (c) ant (d) fan

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