Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 462 · 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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over an onion; the onion rolls into a glass; the glass sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) wallet (c) anchor (d) glass
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on a ball; the ball chases a ladder; the ladder crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) watch (c) umbrella (d) kite
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sings to a spoon; the spoon tickles an onion; the onion falls into an ant; the ant jumps over a ball. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) ball (b) spoon (c) igloo (d) ant
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
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.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a key; the key chases a frog; the frog crashes into a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) urn (c) key (d) frog
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto an ant; the ant rolls into an urn; the urn sings to a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) jug (c) urn (d) glass
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to an urn; the urn jumps over a lemon; the lemon pulls a needle; the needle sits on a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) pencil (c) coconut (d) needle
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a coconut; the coconut jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an igloo; the igloo falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) jalebi (d) igloo
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a frog; the frog sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) monkey (c) duck (d) bucket
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a shoe; the shoe jumps over a pillow; the pillow crashes into a flute; the flute pulls a frog. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rose (b) shoe (c) frog (d) flute
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a van; the van pulls a lamp; the lamp jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into a ball. Which item comes right after the van? (a) lamp (b) violin (c) van (d) ball
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a ball; the ball falls into a kettle; the kettle sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) wallet (b) lamp (c) ladder (d) kettle
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a ball; the ball bounces onto a nest; the nest tickles a goat; the goat sings to a glass. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) monkey (c) glass (d) nest
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a kite; the kite falls into an owl. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) kite (b) jalebi (c) owl (d) lemon
27. 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a tent. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) monkey (b) tent (c) anchor (d) jalebi
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a doll; the doll pulls a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) spoon (c) glass (d) duck
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a banana; the banana rolls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a key; the key jumps over a parrot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) key (c) banana (d) tent
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles a violin; the violin rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a tent; the tent chases a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) flute (c) umbrella (d) tent
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an apple; the apple chases a frog; the frog jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) whistle (b) watch (c) ice cream (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a frog; the frog sits on an apple; the apple pulls a mirror; the mirror crashes into a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) mirror (c) banana (d) ice cream
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a shoe; the shoe sings to a coconut; the coconut rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) pillow (b) shoe (c) coconut (d) ball
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a pillow; the pillow jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to a flute; the flute falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) urn (b) pillow (c) tomato (d) flute
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a glass; the glass pulls a doll; the doll jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) vase (d) doll

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