Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 484 · 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) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a rope; the rope sings to a ladder; the ladder rolls into a nest; the nest bounces onto a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) ladder (c) apple (d) doll
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
4. 4.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into an owl; the owl jumps over a mango; the mango sits on a tomato; the tomato rolls into a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) frog (c) tomato (d) bucket
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a flute; the flute falls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a lamp; the lamp pulls a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) shoe (c) lamp (d) whistle
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on a watch; the watch falls into an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a guava; the guava chases an ant. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) watch (c) ice cream (d) guava
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
12. 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an umpire; the umpire pulls a nest; the nest rolls into a guava. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) umpire (b) anchor (c) nest (d) inkpot
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a glass; the glass bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to an onion; the onion jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) onion (c) urn (d) ice cream
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto a net; the net tickles a cat; the cat falls into an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) net (b) apple (c) doll (d) cat
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a nest; the nest pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into a needle. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) guava (b) watch (c) needle (d) duck
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over an owl; the owl sits on an apple; the apple crashes into a guava. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) apple (b) ladder (c) guava (d) rope
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a rope; the rope falls into a mango; the mango pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on a pillow. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) bucket (b) shoe (c) pillow (d) rope
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch jumps over a tiger; the tiger crashes into a doll; the doll sits on a duck; the duck falls into a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) doll (b) watch (c) duck (d) tiger
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van tickles a mango; the mango pulls a mirror; the mirror crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) mirror (c) van (d) pillow
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into an owl; the owl jumps over a net; the net tickles an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a key. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) owl (c) onion (d) umbrella
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on an urn; the urn bounces onto a parrot; the parrot pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) parrot (c) urn (d) orange
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a banana; the banana rolls into a lamp; the lamp tickles an apple; the apple jumps over a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) guava (b) apple (c) lamp (d) watch
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a key; the key tickles a radio; the radio sings to a cat; the cat crashes into a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) radio (c) rope (d) cat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a banana; the banana chases a radio; the radio falls into a goat; the goat tickles a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) radio (b) violin (c) goat (d) banana
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a kite; the kite falls into a mirror; the mirror crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) radio (b) kite (c) mirror (d) doll
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a duck; the duck sings to an ant; the ant bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) ant (b) inkpot (c) duck (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket rolls into a pillow; the pillow crashes into an igloo; the igloo sings to an orange; the orange bounces onto a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) orange (c) igloo (d) needle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn falls into a flute; the flute chases a sock; the sock pulls an ant; the ant sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) ant (b) sock (c) urn (d) flute
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a fan; the fan falls into an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a bucket; the bucket sings to a coconut. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) fan (b) coconut (c) umbrella (d) guava
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a doll; the doll jumps over an ant; the ant tickles an umpire; the umpire pulls a duck. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) duck (c) doll (d) flute

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