Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 502 · 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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a key; the key falls into an orange; the orange tickles a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) jalebi (c) key (d) orange
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into a needle; the needle sings to an ant; the ant falls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a jalebi. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) ant (c) anchor (d) tiger
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a banana; the banana rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a van; the van falls into a cat. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) van (b) banana (c) glass (d) fan
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a nest; the nest crashes into a goat; the goat falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a mirror. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) violin (c) igloo (d) nest
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a wallet; the wallet tickles a watch; the watch rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) rope (c) pillow (d) watch
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls an apple; the apple jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) ant (b) pencil (c) apple (d) kite
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a parrot; the parrot tickles a goat. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) parrot (b) bucket (c) jalebi (d) ice cream
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a monkey; the monkey jumps over a ball; the ball rolls into a banana; the banana falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) monkey (b) flute (c) ball (d) coconut
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a duck; the duck pulls a rope; the rope tickles a monkey; the monkey rolls into a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) duck (c) banana (d) vase
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a rose; the rose crashes into a duck; the duck chases a jug; the jug sings to a ladder. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) rose (b) whistle (c) duck (d) jug
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a cat; the cat chases a pillow; the pillow falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a banana. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) banana (b) frog (c) cat (d) pencil
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) key (c) umpire (d) ant
23. 23.🔗 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
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 ball pulls a flute; the flute rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a violin; the violin sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) violin (b) flute (c) wallet (d) ball
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a bucket; the bucket pulls a duck; the duck chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a parrot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) igloo (b) parrot (c) whistle (d) duck
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a guava. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) pillow (c) violin (d) bucket
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a ladder; the ladder falls into a needle; the needle tickles an owl; the owl jumps over a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) radio (b) ladder (c) owl (d) cat
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sits on a net; the net rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a spoon; the spoon jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) net (b) sock (c) spoon (d) cat
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a wallet; the wallet crashes into a pencil; the pencil tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) kite (d) wallet
32. 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl pulls a radio; the radio sits on a fan; the fan chases a drum; the drum falls into a watch. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) watch (b) owl (c) drum (d) radio
34. 34.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a coconut; the coconut tickles an owl; the owl sings to a bucket; the bucket crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) owl (b) igloo (c) bucket (d) jug
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a key; the key bounces onto a net; the net pulls a kite; the kite tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) net (c) key (d) monkey
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a parrot; the parrot falls into a tent; the tent crashes into a mango; the mango chases a nest. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) nest (b) mango (c) doll (d) parrot
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a bucket; the bucket sings to a kettle; the kettle pulls a watch; the watch tickles a kite. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) kite (c) bucket (d) kettle
40. 40.🔗 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

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