Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 497 · 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 guava sings to a key; the key crashes into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a sock; the sock rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) mirror (b) coconut (c) guava (d) key
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a shoe; the shoe crashes into a coconut; the coconut falls into a tent; the tent chases a tomato. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) shoe (b) guava (c) tent (d) tomato
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a violin; the violin sits on an owl; the owl crashes into a net; the net rolls into a duck. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) violin (b) net (c) owl (d) glass
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto an umpire; the umpire rolls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a duck; the duck chases a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) apple (c) duck (d) jug
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a tiger; the tiger chases a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) key (b) inkpot (c) tiger (d) lemon
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a cat; the cat jumps over a drum; the drum chases a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a glass. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) jalebi (c) shoe (d) glass
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto a tiger; the tiger chases a mango. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) mango (c) tiger (d) inkpot
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into an onion; the onion jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jeep (b) rope (c) needle (d) sock
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on an onion; the onion pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a monkey; the monkey jumps over a cat. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) kite (b) violin (c) onion (d) cat
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 vase sits on a lamp; the lamp sings to a cat; the cat pulls a needle; the needle crashes into a duck. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) vase (b) cat (c) lamp (d) duck
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a fan; the fan pulls a drum; the drum sings to a pencil; the pencil tickles a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) fan (c) drum (d) doll
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on an orange; the orange crashes into a ball; the ball rolls into an owl; the owl pulls a shoe. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) owl (c) ball (d) orange
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van rolls into a glass; the glass jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles a sock. Which item comes right after the van? (a) glass (b) banana (c) key (d) van
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a guava; the guava pulls a shoe; the shoe rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) shoe (d) guava
29. 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a shoe; the shoe falls into a cat; the cat sings to a key. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) key (b) ladder (c) cat (d) shoe
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a guava; the guava falls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a ladder; the ladder sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) ladder (b) guava (c) spoon (d) banana
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a mirror; the mirror sings to an orange. Which item comes right after the key? (a) orange (b) key (c) glass (d) guava
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on an umpire; the umpire sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) fan (c) bucket (d) tomato
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a rope; the rope falls into a radio; the radio crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) radio (c) rope (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a pillow; the pillow chases a sock; the sock tickles an onion; the onion sits on an umpire. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) umpire (b) jeep (c) sock (d) pillow
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a rose; the rose pulls an apple; the apple sits on an ant; the ant jumps over a rope. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) key (c) rope (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella sings to a needle; the needle sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a spoon; the spoon chases a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) needle (c) spoon (d) umbrella
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a cat; the cat chases a doll; the doll crashes into a tent. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) doll (b) tent (c) umbrella (d) candle

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