Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 479 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a drum; the drum sings to a jeep; the jeep crashes into a banana; the banana rolls into a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jeep (b) banana (c) rope (d) drum
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a tiger; the tiger chases a jeep; the jeep falls into an urn; the urn bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) rose (b) tiger (c) urn (d) jeep
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock falls into a jug; the jug chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an igloo; the igloo crashes into a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) igloo (b) jug (c) bucket (d) sock
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a violin; the violin sings to a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a lamp; the lamp chases an ant. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) ant (b) tomato (c) lamp (d) violin
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto an umpire; the umpire rolls into a shoe; the shoe tickles a tomato; the tomato crashes into a rose. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) umpire (b) radio (c) rose (d) shoe
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles a ball; the ball bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) ant (c) jalebi (d) banana
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a needle; the needle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) jalebi (c) ladder (d) key
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a fan; the fan chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a van. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) anchor (b) fan (c) banana (d) nest
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a van; the van rolls into a fan; the fan falls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a kite. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) ice cream (b) fan (c) van (d) kite
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a duck; the duck sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a fan; the fan falls into a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) fan (b) nest (c) ice cream (d) radio
27. 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a van; the van falls into a lemon; the lemon sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto a monkey. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) van (b) lemon (c) monkey (d) vase
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a tiger; the tiger chases a whistle; the whistle jumps over a drum. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) kite (c) whistle (d) umpire
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a fan; the fan bounces onto a drum; the drum tickles a nest; the nest sings to a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) drum (d) banana
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a cat; the cat chases a duck. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) nest (c) duck (d) violin
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a cat; the cat sits on a vase; the vase tickles an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) cat (c) inkpot (d) vase
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a spoon; the spoon chases a rope; the rope sits on an urn; the urn pulls a jug. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) tomato (b) jug (c) spoon (d) urn
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) mango (c) ladder (d) anchor
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a ladder; the ladder jumps over an orange; the orange chases a monkey; the monkey pulls a needle. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) monkey (b) anchor (c) needle (d) ladder
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a flute; the flute sits on a lamp; the lamp chases a watch; the watch pulls a kettle. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) flute (b) lamp (c) kettle (d) mirror
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into a goat; the goat pulls a radio; the radio jumps over a lemon; the lemon tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) jalebi (b) lemon (c) goat (d) candle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a rope; the rope sings to a sock; the sock falls into a guava; the guava bounces onto a mirror. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) mirror (b) rope (c) sock (d) candle

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