Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 477 · 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 lamp jumps over a tomato; the tomato sings to an igloo; the igloo sits on a net; the net bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the net? (a) lamp (b) tomato (c) net (d) igloo
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a jug; the jug sits on a ball; the ball chases an orange; the orange crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) jug (b) ball (c) key (d) orange
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a kettle; the kettle falls into a rope; the rope sits on a banana. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) anchor (b) banana (c) onion (d) kettle
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a nest; the nest falls into a doll; the doll jumps over a monkey; the monkey pulls a flute. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) doll (b) radio (c) nest (d) flute
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls an onion; the onion chases a net; the net rolls into an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) net (b) onion (c) orange (d) pillow
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to an onion; the onion tickles a monkey; the monkey pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) vase (b) onion (c) umpire (d) rope
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a glass; the glass rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) glass (b) tiger (c) cat (d) umbrella
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sings to a candle; the candle pulls a tent; the tent jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) flute (b) tent (c) wallet (d) candle
18. 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a kite; the kite tickles a ball; the ball falls into a vase; the vase pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) ball (c) owl (d) drum
21. 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey tickles a tomato; the tomato rolls into a mirror; the mirror pulls an igloo; the igloo falls into an ant. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) tomato (c) igloo (d) ant
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an ant; the ant sits on a radio; the radio sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) ant (c) urn (d) onion
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over an ant; the ant sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) rope (d) ice cream
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a key; the key falls into a duck; the duck sits on an onion. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) duck (c) onion (d) guava
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a mirror; the mirror tickles an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) coconut (b) ice cream (c) mirror (d) frog
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a jeep; the jeep chases an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a flute; the flute pulls a key. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) flute (b) ice cream (c) jeep (d) umbrella
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over an umpire; the umpire pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a tomato; the tomato crashes into a glass. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) coconut (b) glass (c) kettle (d) tomato
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a mirror; the mirror chases a vase; the vase sings to a violin; the violin falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) mirror (c) violin (d) ice cream
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a tent; the tent sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) watch (b) frog (c) jalebi (d) tent
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a frog; the frog sings to an apple; the apple sits on an anchor; the anchor chases a nest. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) apple (c) nest (d) anchor
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a kettle; the kettle jumps over a jug; the jug falls into a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) duck (c) jug (d) kettle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato sits on a coconut; the coconut chases a spoon; the spoon jumps over a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) coconut
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a rose; the rose sings to a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a monkey; the monkey chases a violin. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) violin (b) lamp (c) rose (d) drum
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases a jeep; the jeep sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a guava. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) ant (b) guava (c) jeep (d) wallet
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a tent; the tent tickles an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) inkpot (b) apple (c) wallet (d) cat
40. 40.🔗 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

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