Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 527 · 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 sock crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a rose; the rose sings to a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) monkey (c) pencil (d) rose
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to an urn; the urn sits on an anchor; the anchor chases a ball; the ball jumps over a van. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) urn (b) goat (c) van (d) anchor
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a violin; the violin chases a tent; the tent sits on an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) tent (c) kettle (d) violin
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock rolls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a mango; the mango chases a whistle. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) whistle (b) mango (c) parrot (d) sock
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles an urn; the urn jumps over a bucket; the bucket pulls a tomato. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) bucket (b) lemon (c) ball (d) urn
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into an ant; the ant pulls a guava; the guava sits on a flute; the flute chases an igloo. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) cat (b) flute (c) guava (d) igloo
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a flute; the flute jumps over a van; the van chases an ant; the ant tickles a key. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) flute (b) van (c) key (d) guava
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a ball; the ball jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into an onion; the onion sings to a monkey. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) onion (b) kettle (c) ball (d) tiger
20. 20.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a parrot; the parrot sits on a lamp; the lamp jumps over a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) parrot (c) guava (d) urn
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on a rose; the rose rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) rose (b) glass (c) rope (d) coconut
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to an umbrella; the umbrella chases an onion; the onion sits on a flute; the flute bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) glass (c) onion (d) apple
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on a ladder; the ladder pulls an igloo; the igloo chases a guava; the guava bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) igloo (c) ladder (d) key
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a drum; the drum chases a cat. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) frog (b) cat (c) fan (d) drum
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto an igloo; the igloo falls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) igloo (b) mango (c) whistle (d) jeep
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into an apple; the apple sits on a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over a wallet. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) apple (b) lamp (c) wallet (d) owl
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a rope; the rope tickles a sock; the sock rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) apple (b) sock (c) bucket (d) rope
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a goat; the goat crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) tent (d) cat
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a watch; the watch pulls a jug; the jug sits on a flute; the flute jumps over a ladder. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) flute (c) ladder (d) rope
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a guava; the guava sings to a drum; the drum chases a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) guava (c) urn (d) radio
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a drum; the drum pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a rose; the rose tickles a doll. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) vase (b) jalebi (c) drum (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into a tiger; the tiger sits on a coconut; the coconut pulls a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) glass (c) mango (d) tiger
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a frog; the frog sings to a whistle; the whistle chases a tent. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) rope (b) whistle (c) jalebi (d) frog

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