Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 537 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a tent; the tent rolls into a needle; the needle sings to a parrot; the parrot crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) igloo (b) tent (c) parrot (d) needle
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a kite; the kite pulls a goat; the goat crashes into a rose; the rose falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) ice cream (b) rose (c) goat (d) anchor
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a parrot; the parrot rolls into an anchor; the anchor pulls an apple; the apple sings to a mirror. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) parrot (b) mirror (c) apple (d) anchor
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a tent; the tent falls into a violin; the violin tickles a rope; the rope rolls into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) tent (c) lemon (d) pillow
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to a vase; the vase crashes into a watch; the watch sits on a sock; the sock jumps over an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) watch (b) kite (c) sock (d) vase
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a pencil; the pencil chases a drum; the drum sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into an owl. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) owl (c) pencil (d) duck
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 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
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 link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a bucket; the bucket tickles a pillow; the pillow sits on a goat; the goat crashes into a kite. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) pillow (b) kite (c) bucket (d) vase
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream tickles a net; the net crashes into a needle; the needle sits on a coconut; the coconut pulls a spoon. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) spoon (b) ice cream (c) net (d) coconut
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a net; the net rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into a watch; the watch sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) jalebi (b) doll (c) net (d) anchor
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a key; the key sings to a fan; the fan rolls into a doll. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) doll (b) fan (c) guava (d) ladder
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a frog; the frog bounces onto a violin; the violin chases an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an owl. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) frog (b) inkpot (c) fan (d) owl
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a coconut; the coconut pulls a duck; the duck falls into a watch; the watch tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) coconut (b) watch (c) cat (d) orange
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on an ant; the ant tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) pillow (c) urn (d) shoe
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a shoe; the shoe sings to a flute; the flute bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a cat. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) flute (b) ball (c) cat (d) pencil
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion falls into a fan; the fan pulls a parrot; the parrot rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) fan (b) parrot (c) rope (d) onion
31. 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a rope; the rope crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a whistle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) umbrella (c) igloo (d) whistle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a cat; the cat rolls into a guava; the guava falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a monkey. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) cat (b) monkey (c) bucket (d) guava
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into an ant; the ant sits on a net; the net bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an owl. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) ant (b) lamp (c) net (d) umbrella
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls an anchor; the anchor sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over a pillow; the pillow sings to an urn. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) urn (b) anchor (c) parrot (d) whistle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a drum; the drum chases a frog; the frog sings to a guava; the guava pulls a fan. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) guava (c) drum (d) fan
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a net; the net rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a needle; the needle tickles a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) ice cream (c) ant (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 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

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