Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 543 · 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) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a guava; the guava falls into a doll; the doll chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) guava (b) parrot (c) candle (d) doll
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) umbrella (b) lamp (c) glass (d) cat
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a jug; the jug pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) needle (b) jug (c) ant (d) monkey
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over a needle; the needle bounces onto a watch; the watch tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) watch (b) umbrella (c) needle (d) igloo
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a pillow; the pillow tickles an orange; the orange falls into an urn; the urn sings to an owl. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) urn (b) pillow (c) orange (d) inkpot
13. 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a drum; the drum tickles a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a rope; the rope rolls into a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) van (c) lemon (d) rope
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin falls into a net; the net chases a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ladder (b) violin (c) fan (d) net
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sits on a frog; the frog falls into an apple; the apple jumps over a net; the net tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) apple (c) net (d) frog
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sits on a banana; the banana pulls a coconut; the coconut falls into a duck; the duck jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) banana (c) candle (d) coconut
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a drum; the drum sits on a banana; the banana chases a goat; the goat sings to a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) candle (c) goat (d) drum
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a mango; the mango pulls an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) jalebi (b) mango (c) watch (d) flute
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a cat; the cat sits on an anchor; the anchor crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) flute (b) cat (c) van (d) anchor
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a duck; the duck falls into a lamp; the lamp rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a bucket. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) duck (b) frog (c) lamp (d) igloo
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a vase; the vase sits on a lemon; the lemon pulls a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lemon (b) flute (c) pillow (d) ant
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a needle; the needle crashes into a doll; the doll chases a net; the net rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) needle (b) urn (c) net (d) wallet
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over an igloo; the igloo crashes into a whistle; the whistle rolls into a goat; the goat tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) jug (b) whistle (c) cat (d) goat
31. 31.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a radio; the radio jumps over a watch; the watch bounces onto an owl; the owl sits on a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) watch (b) radio (c) key (d) owl
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a monkey; the monkey pulls a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) umpire (b) jalebi (c) ice cream (d) wallet
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a glass; the glass jumps over a candle; the candle tickles a shoe; the shoe pulls an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) onion (c) glass (d) urn
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sings to an anchor; the anchor crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a mango; the mango falls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) mango (b) anchor (c) jalebi (d) sock
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil chases a frog; the frog rolls into a violin; the violin falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) frog (c) jeep (d) spoon
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a fan; the fan sits on a key; the key rolls into a monkey; the monkey tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the key? (a) rose (b) jalebi (c) fan (d) key
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into an owl; the owl sits on a wallet; the wallet rolls into a lamp; the lamp pulls a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) ball (c) lamp (d) mango
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls an urn; the urn falls into a fan; the fan jumps over a bucket; the bucket crashes into a tent. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) ice cream (b) tent (c) fan (d) bucket
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a flute; the flute rolls into a jug; the jug crashes into a candle; the candle bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) flute (b) candle (c) jug (d) coconut

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