Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 504 · 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 watch sits on a ladder; the ladder crashes into a nest; the nest jumps over a whistle; the whistle falls into a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) whistle (c) nest (d) shoe
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a cat; the cat sits on a rose; the rose bounces onto a bucket; the bucket crashes into an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) rose (c) flute (d) bucket
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over an onion; the onion rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) vase (b) jeep (c) inkpot (d) frog
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a lemon; the lemon pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a lamp; the lamp sings to a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) urn (c) owl (d) lemon
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a frog; the frog crashes into a pencil; the pencil sits on a rope; the rope sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) frog (b) drum (c) pencil (d) jug
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a kettle; the kettle chases a coconut. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) pencil (b) coconut (c) umbrella (d) tomato
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to a spoon; the spoon chases a tomato; the tomato tickles a flute; the flute jumps over an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) anchor (c) watch (d) tomato
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a ladder; the ladder rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into a parrot; the parrot sings to a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ladder (b) banana (c) parrot (d) frog
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a lemon; the lemon pulls a rope; the rope bounces onto a candle; the candle crashes into a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) lemon (c) key (d) umpire
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a frog; the frog bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a van; the van crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) frog (c) van (d) cat
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a banana; the banana sings to a frog; the frog falls into a flute; the flute chases a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) kite (c) flute (d) banana
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a vase; the vase chases a kettle; the kettle sings to a candle; the candle jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) kettle (b) monkey (c) candle (d) vase
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a key; the key jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right before the key? (a) inkpot (b) key (c) tomato (d) nest
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls an anchor; the anchor falls into a glass; the glass chases a bucket; the bucket sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) tomato (b) glass (c) anchor (d) bucket
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a guava; the guava chases an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) jalebi (b) bucket (c) drum (d) inkpot
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into a radio; the radio chases a duck; the duck tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) sock (c) radio (d) parrot
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into an ant; the ant jumps over a flute; the flute tickles a rope. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) flute (b) rope (c) doll (d) ant
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a tomato; the tomato chases an ant; the ant rolls into a drum; the drum jumps over a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) jeep (c) duck (d) drum
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls an ant; the ant rolls into a parrot; the parrot jumps over a lamp; the lamp sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) glass (d) lamp

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