Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 534 · 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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) parrot (b) fan (c) glass (d) ladder
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a glass; the glass falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an ice cream; the ice cream chases a guava. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) guava (b) jalebi (c) glass (d) ice cream
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a pencil; the pencil jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into a van; the van rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) guava (c) pencil (d) mirror
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases a goat; the goat falls into an ant; the ant pulls an urn; the urn sings to a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) ant (c) kite (d) urn
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on a guava; the guava falls into a drum; the drum pulls an ice cream. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) guava (b) ice cream (c) drum (d) nest
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into a rose; the rose tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) sock (c) apple (d) umbrella
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a duck; the duck sings to a sock; the sock tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) duck (b) urn (c) banana (d) sock
14. 14.🔗 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
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.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto a frog; the frog sings to a rope; the rope falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) radio (b) violin (c) nest (d) rope
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor crashes into a monkey; the monkey falls into an umpire; the umpire sings to a vase; the vase chases a spoon. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) umpire (b) spoon (c) anchor (d) monkey
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a monkey; the monkey pulls a radio; the radio sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) glass (b) orange (c) parrot (d) monkey
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a jug; the jug jumps over an anchor; the anchor pulls a glass. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) cat (b) anchor (c) glass (d) jug
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into an anchor; the anchor crashes into a banana; the banana sings to a cat; the cat chases a parrot. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) parrot (b) banana (c) anchor (d) rope
24. 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a rose; the rose crashes into an ant; the ant rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) umbrella (c) rose (d) vase
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
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, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a doll; the doll chases a watch; the watch sits on a mango; the mango rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) doll (b) cat (c) anchor (d) watch
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a radio; the radio bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles an umpire; the umpire crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) shoe (b) umpire (c) radio (d) drum
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a tent; the tent falls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a rose; the rose sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) rose (b) umpire (c) candle (d) tent
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck jumps over a kite; the kite sits on an onion; the onion bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) onion (c) ball (d) kite
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a rope; the rope chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) fan (b) mirror (c) rope (d) pencil
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a watch; the watch sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into a key; the key bounces onto a vase. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) anchor (b) watch (c) vase (d) rope
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a drum; the drum tickles a jeep; the jeep jumps over a banana. Which item comes right after the key? (a) drum (b) key (c) banana (d) lemon
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a lemon; the lemon chases an apple; the apple sits on a tomato; the tomato tickles an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) ball (c) lemon (d) apple
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into a monkey; the monkey pulls a ball. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) monkey (c) umpire (d) parrot
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a spoon; the spoon jumps over a goat; the goat tickles a ball; the ball falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) monkey (c) ball (d) ice cream

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