Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 507 · 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 fan sits on a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into a key; the key jumps over a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) candle (b) lemon (c) fan (d) kite
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a vase; the vase jumps over an umpire; the umpire chases a jug; the jug sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) sock (b) vase (c) jug (d) coconut
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into a glass; the glass jumps over a nest; the nest sings to a candle. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) nest (b) glass (c) jeep (d) vase
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a radio; the radio tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a whistle. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) guava (b) whistle (c) doll (d) frog
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases an owl; the owl tickles a tomato; the tomato rolls into a net; the net sings to a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) owl (c) fan (d) guava
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a guava; the guava rolls into an orange; the orange jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) glass (b) orange (c) ball (d) guava
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a spoon; the spoon chases a tomato; the tomato jumps over a kettle; the kettle bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) net (b) owl (c) spoon (d) kettle
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
15. 15.🔗 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
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a glass; the glass bounces onto a rope; the rope jumps over a lamp; the lamp rolls into a key. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) coconut (b) glass (c) rope (d) key
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a lemon; the lemon chases a lamp; the lamp sings to a whistle; the whistle pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) lemon (b) flute (c) goat (d) lamp
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles an owl; the owl crashes into a monkey; the monkey sits on a parrot; the parrot pulls a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) owl (c) monkey (d) radio
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a mango; the mango rolls into a parrot; the parrot tickles a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) parrot (c) umpire (d) ice cream
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a tent; the tent chases an urn; the urn jumps over a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) net (c) urn (d) kite
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into an ant; the ant chases a cat; the cat pulls an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a frog. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) frog (c) cat (d) drum
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a kettle; the kettle sits on an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a drum; the drum rolls into a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) watch (c) kettle (d) drum
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a nest; the nest sits on a jeep; the jeep pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) nest (c) owl (d) mango
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a monkey; the monkey tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) shoe (b) orange (c) monkey (d) lemon
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil falls into a jeep; the jeep jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an urn; the urn chases a shoe. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) urn (b) umbrella (c) pencil (d) jeep
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a fan; the fan crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over a frog; the frog sits on a candle. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) frog (b) mango (c) fan (d) candle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a duck; the duck sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto a bucket; the bucket rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) bucket (b) duck (c) pillow (d) key
31. 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a radio; the radio tickles a frog; the frog falls into a watch; the watch jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) radio (c) doll (d) guava
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a frog; the frog crashes into a kite; the kite sits on an orange; the orange jumps over a rose. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) rose (b) candle (c) kite (d) frog
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls an apple; the apple bounces onto a key; the key sings to a kettle; the kettle sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) key (c) drum (d) inkpot
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a tent; the tent jumps over a ball; the ball rolls into a rose; the rose falls into a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) tent (c) ball (d) pencil
39. 39.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into an orange; the orange bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a rose. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) ice cream (b) goat (c) guava (d) orange

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