Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 491 · 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 van tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into a rose; the rose jumps over a goat; the goat bounces onto an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) goat (c) jeep (d) van
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a cat; the cat jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into a van. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) van (b) cat (c) umbrella (d) guava
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a flute; the flute sits on a tomato; the tomato rolls into a frog; the frog falls into a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) frog (b) duck (c) tomato (d) tiger
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a drum; the drum crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a coconut; the coconut rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) inkpot (c) coconut (d) owl
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a watch; the watch jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) urn (b) guava (c) ant (d) bucket
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a tent; the tent sits on an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) tomato (c) tent (d) urn
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a jeep; the jeep tickles a glass; the glass chases a violin. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) ice cream (b) kettle (c) jeep (d) glass
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles an owl; the owl bounces onto a rose; the rose jumps over a spoon; the spoon falls into a drum. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) drum (b) urn (c) spoon (d) owl
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a net; the net falls into an orange; the orange sings to a whistle; the whistle crashes into a rose. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) orange (b) rose (c) fan (d) net
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto an ant; the ant crashes into an onion; the onion chases a rope; the rope pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) onion (b) ant (c) rope (d) owl
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over a sock; the sock rolls into a candle; the candle sits on a rope; the rope bounces onto a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) tiger (c) sock (d) flute
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a drum; the drum sits on an ant; the ant rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) vase (b) drum (c) ant (d) ice cream
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over a key; the key sings to a tent; the tent falls into a watch. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) watch (c) flute (d) key
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a lemon; the lemon pulls a banana; the banana falls into a sock; the sock crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) lemon (b) banana (c) drum (d) cat
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror bounces onto an urn; the urn pulls a watch; the watch chases a banana; the banana crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) urn (b) banana (c) watch (d) mirror
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a shoe; the shoe crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a fan; the fan chases a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) bucket (b) vase (c) shoe (d) fan
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a tent; the tent falls into an owl; the owl crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a flute. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) owl (b) tiger (c) jalebi (d) tent
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into an orange; the orange crashes into a goat; the goat chases a tent; the tent tickles a whistle. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) frog (b) tent (c) orange (d) goat
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a cat; the cat tickles an orange; the orange sits on a needle; the needle sings to a candle. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) cat (b) needle (c) coconut (d) candle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a doll; the doll pulls a key; the key falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) key (c) shoe (d) doll
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a kite; the kite sits on a flute; the flute pulls a kettle. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) kettle (b) jeep (c) flute (d) lamp

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