Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 467 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a cat; the cat sings to a lemon; the lemon tickles a glass. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) lemon (c) duck (d) cat
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into an urn; the urn jumps over a mango; the mango bounces onto an ant; the ant chases a tent. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) mango (b) urn (c) ant (d) lamp
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a tent; the tent crashes into a mango; the mango falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) mango (c) anchor (d) violin
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a tent; the tent chases a whistle; the whistle sings to a parrot; the parrot rolls into a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) whistle (c) urn (d) tent
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a candle; the candle pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) ball (c) sock (d) anchor
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a radio; the radio tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) lemon (b) glass (c) radio (d) whistle
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion tickles a kettle; the kettle crashes into a rose; the rose jumps over a guava; the guava sits on a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) banana (c) guava (d) onion
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sits on a candle; the candle chases a tiger; the tiger rolls into a violin; the violin jumps over a cat. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) cat (b) violin (c) tiger (d) candle
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo jumps over an ant; the ant sings to an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a ball; the ball pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) ball (b) igloo (c) umbrella (d) ice cream
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a mirror; the mirror tickles a violin; the violin sits on a coconut. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) sock (b) lamp (c) mirror (d) violin
24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into an umpire; the umpire sings to an ant; the ant sits on a glass; the glass pulls a guava. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) rose (b) umpire (c) glass (d) guava
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls a guava; the guava sits on a vase; the vase falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a van. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) umpire (b) vase (c) mirror (d) guava
29. 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a lamp; the lamp chases a shoe; the shoe sits on a fan; the fan crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) van (b) shoe (c) fan (d) doll
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a tent; the tent bounces onto a sock; the sock falls into a banana; the banana sits on a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) sock (d) anchor
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a bucket; the bucket falls into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a jug; the jug sings to a wallet. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) bucket (b) spoon (c) jug (d) wallet
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a flute; the flute jumps over a van; the van bounces onto a sock; the sock sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the van? (a) pencil (b) sock (c) flute (d) van
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a rose; the rose chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) mirror (c) bucket (d) tiger
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) umpire (b) bucket (c) tent (d) parrot
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a guava; the guava crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a needle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) guava (c) needle (d) umbrella
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a key; the key jumps over a cat; the cat rolls into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) monkey (b) ant (c) key (d) cat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a doll; the doll pulls a net; the net falls into an onion; the onion rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) rope (b) doll (c) pillow (d) onion
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a ball; the ball tickles a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) ball (c) violin (d) flute

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