Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 470 · 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, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a lamp; the lamp chases a tomato; the tomato tickles a whistle; the whistle crashes into an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lamp (b) owl (c) whistle (d) watch
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a needle; the needle chases a fan; the fan tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) fan (c) needle (d) jeep
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a parrot; the parrot sings to a jeep; the jeep falls into an orange; the orange jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) onion (b) jeep (c) lamp (d) parrot
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a monkey; the monkey falls into an apple. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) apple (c) fan (d) monkey
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 story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a guava; the guava jumps over a vase; the vase chases a candle; the candle pulls a jug. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) pillow (b) guava (c) candle (d) jug
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sings to a violin; the violin jumps over a candle; the candle pulls a drum; the drum crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tent (b) candle (c) violin (d) anchor
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
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 jeep sits on an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a ball; the ball jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) ball (b) watch (c) tomato (d) inkpot
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a frog; the frog pulls a fan; the fan rolls into a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) fan (c) onion (d) bucket
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: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a coconut; the coconut jumps over a jug; the jug rolls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) jeep (b) urn (c) coconut (d) jug
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a spoon; the spoon crashes into a sock; the sock bounces onto a cat; the cat chases a kite. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) sock (b) kite (c) jalebi (d) spoon
24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an ant; the ant falls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) shoe (b) ant (c) pencil (d) igloo
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a rose; the rose jumps over a needle; the needle chases a glass; the glass sits on a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) rose (c) needle (d) glass
28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a radio; the radio pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a pencil. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) coconut (b) radio (c) sock (d) guava
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a glass; the glass falls into a rope; the rope pulls a frog. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) rope (b) apple (c) frog (d) umpire
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a candle; the candle sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) ice cream (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) guava
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on an owl; the owl jumps over a mango; the mango crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a cat. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) owl (c) cat (d) apple
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango pulls a drum; the drum crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) mango (c) igloo (d) ice cream
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a jug; the jug sits on a tent; the tent pulls a duck. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) urn (b) duck (c) drum (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a coconut; the coconut sits on an anchor; the anchor crashes into a glass; the glass jumps over a goat. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) coconut (c) goat (d) glass
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella chases a key; the key falls into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a glass; the glass bounces onto an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) urn (b) glass (c) key (d) tomato
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a pillow; the pillow chases a tomato; the tomato pulls an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an igloo. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ice cream (b) igloo (c) tomato (d) pillow

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