Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 468 · 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 key chases a guava; the guava pulls a goat; the goat rolls into a radio; the radio sings to a drum. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) key (c) drum (d) radio
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an ant; the ant pulls an owl; the owl rolls into a tomato; the tomato crashes into a spoon. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) candle (b) owl (c) tomato (d) ant
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl bounces onto an anchor; the anchor falls into an apple; the apple pulls a vase; the vase sits on an ant. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) anchor (c) owl (d) ant
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a net; the net jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into a key; the key pulls a mango. Which item comes right after the key? (a) flute (b) mango (c) key (d) pillow
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a ladder; the ladder sits on a lemon; the lemon pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a tent. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) ladder (b) doll (c) lemon (d) anchor
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a kettle; the kettle sits on a cat; the cat crashes into a glass; the glass tickles an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kettle (b) cat (c) urn (d) banana
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a cat; the cat sits on an umpire; the umpire chases a kettle. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) candle (b) kettle (c) umpire (d) cat
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on an owl; the owl pulls a needle; the needle rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) owl (b) glass (c) frog (d) needle
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a van; the van rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a net; the net sings to a shoe. Which item comes right after the van? (a) jalebi (b) cat (c) shoe (d) net
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a doll; the doll falls into a banana; the banana tickles a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a frog. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) doll (c) frog (d) guava
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a kettle; the kettle crashes into a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) pencil (c) kettle (d) kite
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a frog; the frog falls into a watch; the watch pulls a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) watch (b) vase (c) frog (d) cat
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a violin; the violin pulls a pillow. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) duck (b) drum (c) doll (d) violin
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into an owl; the owl sits on a parrot; the parrot sings to a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) owl (b) parrot (c) nest (d) tiger
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a rope; the rope tickles a van; the van bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) mirror (c) rope (d) van
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a goat; the goat crashes into a tomato; the tomato tickles an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) fan (b) anchor (c) goat (d) tomato
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a sock; the sock crashes into an ant; the ant bounces onto a van; the van pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the van? (a) umbrella (b) ant (c) sock (d) goat
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a key; the key tickles a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a bucket; the bucket pulls a pencil. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) mirror (b) bucket (c) pencil (d) key
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into an umpire; the umpire pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a frog; the frog jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) glass (b) radio (c) tiger (d) umpire
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a mirror; the mirror tickles a fan; the fan pulls an umbrella; the umbrella chases a rose. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) mirror (b) fan (c) umbrella (d) parrot
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor jumps over an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a tiger; the tiger falls into a drum; the drum sits on a jeep. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) drum (b) igloo (c) anchor (d) tiger
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a kite; the kite sits on an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a fan. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) onion (b) fan (c) umbrella (d) lamp
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a nest; the nest chases a sock; the sock sings to a tiger; the tiger sits on a pencil. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) orange (b) tiger (c) pencil (d) sock

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