Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 490 · 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 wallet sits on a doll; the doll bounces onto an anchor; the anchor crashes into a rose; the rose falls into a violin. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) anchor (b) rose (c) doll (d) violin
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a jug; the jug rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) jug (c) bucket (d) wallet
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a monkey; the monkey sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into a mango; the mango tickles a jeep. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) mango (b) jeep (c) guava (d) monkey
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a banana; the banana jumps over an umpire; the umpire sits on a bucket; the bucket rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) wallet (b) banana (c) umpire (d) pencil
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) inkpot (b) anchor (c) shoe (d) guava
16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
17. 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a jug; the jug sings to a shoe; the shoe tickles a flute; the flute pulls an apple. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) jug (b) apple (c) flute (d) shoe
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a bucket; the bucket chases an igloo; the igloo tickles an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a sock. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) umbrella (b) wallet (c) sock (d) igloo
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a jeep; the jeep jumps over a glass; the glass bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) cat (b) glass (c) umbrella (d) jeep
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a radio; the radio sings to a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) frog (b) drum (c) jalebi (d) radio
24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a cat; the cat tickles a parrot; the parrot sings to a fan; the fan jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) parrot (b) fan (c) cat (d) rope
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a van; the van tickles a drum; the drum bounces onto a net; the net falls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) net (b) van (c) shoe (d) spoon
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a fan; the fan jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a glass; the glass chases a van. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) fan (b) van (c) glass (d) umpire
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a jeep; the jeep tickles an apple; the apple bounces onto a rose; the rose falls into a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) inkpot (c) apple (d) jeep
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a mango; the mango chases a kite; the kite pulls a sock; the sock sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) jug (b) kite (c) jalebi (d) sock
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a tiger; the tiger crashes into a key; the key falls into a vase; the vase sings to a kettle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) key (c) vase (d) kite
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a nest; the nest crashes into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a candle; the candle sits on a needle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) candle (b) needle (c) spoon (d) tomato
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an apple; the apple rolls into a key; the key tickles a wallet. Which item comes right after the key? (a) key (b) apple (c) anchor (d) wallet
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a kettle; the kettle chases a vase; the vase jumps over a fan; the fan sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) kettle (b) tiger (c) fan (d) vase
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sits on an anchor; the anchor chases a mirror; the mirror rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a net. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) net (b) mirror (c) inkpot (d) anchor
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls a needle; the needle sings to a monkey; the monkey crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) rope (c) monkey (d) anchor
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a watch; the watch pulls a guava; the guava bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) onion (b) guava (c) orange (d) watch
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a jug; the jug falls into a shoe; the shoe sits on a violin; the violin sings to a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) jug (b) violin (c) igloo (d) lamp
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a ladder; the ladder falls into a candle; the candle sits on a whistle; the whistle crashes into a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) banana (b) ladder (c) whistle (d) candle

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