Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 51 · 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 ice cream tickles a duck; the duck rolls into a guava; the guava falls into a mango; the mango chases a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) ice cream (c) guava (d) duck
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a vase; the vase bounces onto a key; the key crashes into a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) coconut (b) cat (c) vase (d) key
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles a nest; the nest crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) nest (b) umbrella (c) orange (d) glass
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a goat; the goat sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) goat (b) ball (c) apple (d) owl
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into an urn; the urn falls into a rope; the rope sits on a key. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) key (c) urn (d) banana
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a lemon; the lemon rolls into a mirror; the mirror tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) jug (b) rose (c) mirror (d) bucket
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sings to a wallet; the wallet crashes into a net; the net sits on a monkey; the monkey rolls into a spoon. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) monkey (b) frog (c) spoon (d) wallet
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into an owl; the owl sits on a tiger; the tiger crashes into a sock; the sock chases an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) owl (b) urn (c) tiger (d) sock
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a fan; the fan chases a kite; the kite sings to a van; the van rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) whistle (b) van (c) fan (d) banana
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls an urn; the urn sits on an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a ladder; the ladder tickles a radio. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) inkpot (b) radio (c) ladder (d) candle
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases an orange; the orange sings to a tomato; the tomato falls into an urn; the urn rolls into a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) urn (c) parrot (d) tent
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on an ant; the ant crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) drum (b) ant (c) shoe (d) coconut
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a glass; the glass crashes into a rope; the rope chases a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) rope (c) glass (d) duck
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto an ant; the ant chases a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) flute (b) jalebi (c) violin (d) ant
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana jumps over a glass; the glass chases a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a watch. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) watch (b) vase (c) glass (d) banana
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a watch; the watch falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) cat (b) goat (c) ice cream (d) watch
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a lamp; the lamp falls into a mango; the mango sings to a fan; the fan bounces onto an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) ant (c) mango (d) fan
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a mango; the mango sings to a monkey; the monkey rolls into a rose; the rose crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) kite (b) monkey (c) mango (d) rose
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a doll; the doll crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into a rose; the rose pulls an owl. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) owl (b) rose (c) doll (d) nest
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a kite; the kite tickles an onion; the onion sings to a tiger; the tiger pulls an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) needle (c) igloo (d) tiger

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