Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 535 · 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 doll jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a shoe; the shoe sings to a duck. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) duck (b) pencil (c) doll (d) ladder
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an orange; the orange tickles a radio. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) vase (c) tent (d) jalebi
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto an onion; the onion sits on a goat; the goat rolls into a tomato; the tomato falls into a radio. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) coconut (c) goat (d) tomato
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant falls into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a rope; the rope sits on a jug; the jug jumps over an apple. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) jug (b) ant (c) bucket (d) rope
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a banana; the banana sings to a tent. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) tent (b) parrot (c) banana (d) spoon
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a kettle; the kettle sits on a doll; the doll pulls an ant; the ant tickles a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) ant (c) doll (d) frog
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls an owl; the owl falls into a tent; the tent tickles an orange; the orange sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) owl (b) drum (c) inkpot (d) orange
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a candle; the candle sings to a jalebi; the jalebi rolls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) jalebi (c) key (d) duck
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a van. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) pillow (c) pencil (d) jug
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a vase; the vase falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) vase (b) mango (c) glass (d) spoon
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a monkey; the monkey falls into a needle; the needle chases a van; the van tickles an onion. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) van (b) monkey (c) onion (d) needle
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a key; the key rolls into a frog; the frog pulls a flute; the flute chases a parrot. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) key (b) goat (c) frog (d) flute
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto an urn; the urn rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a tent; the tent crashes into an umpire. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) tent (c) umpire (d) urn
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a tent; the tent chases a parrot; the parrot tickles a key. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) key (c) van (d) tent
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a jeep; the jeep pulls a tomato; the tomato chases an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a rose. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) rose (b) umbrella (c) jeep (d) tomato
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a shoe; the shoe tickles an owl; the owl sings to a nest. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) shoe (b) nest (c) flute (d) owl
35. 35.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a violin; the violin rolls into a rope; the rope jumps over a whistle; the whistle pulls a rose. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) whistle (b) kettle (c) rose (d) violin
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles an apple; the apple sings to a kettle; the kettle chases a kite; the kite falls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) kite (b) kettle (c) lemon (d) apple
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on an umbrella; the umbrella sings to an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a parrot; the parrot falls into a sock. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) parrot (c) mirror (d) umbrella
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls an umpire; the umpire tickles a drum; the drum falls into a rose; the rose chases a lemon. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) umpire (b) rose (c) drum (d) urn
40. 40.🔗 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

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