Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 544 · 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 nest sings to a duck; the duck sits on an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) inkpot (c) net (d) nest
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a fan; the fan crashes into a duck; the duck rolls into a drum; the drum sings to an igloo. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) fan (b) jeep (c) drum (d) igloo
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple falls into a rose; the rose sings to a sock; the sock crashes into a banana; the banana pulls a monkey. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) rose (b) monkey (c) apple (d) sock
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a flute; the flute chases a bucket; the bucket falls into a key; the key jumps over a monkey. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) igloo (c) monkey (d) key
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a jug; the jug jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into an ant; the ant bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) wallet (b) van (c) igloo (d) jug
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a tent; the tent crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) tent (c) guava (d) cat
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on an owl; the owl tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) owl (b) kite (c) doll (d) urn
18. 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a bucket; the bucket chases a sock; the sock bounces onto a coconut; the coconut rolls into a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) lamp (c) sock (d) tiger
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin jumps over an urn; the urn rolls into a whistle; the whistle sings to a candle; the candle tickles a jeep. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) candle (c) violin (d) whistle
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope sings to a glass; the glass crashes into an owl; the owl pulls a van; the van falls into a mango. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) glass (c) mango (d) rope
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into a shoe; the shoe sits on a ball; the ball rolls into a needle. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) shoe (b) banana (c) umpire (d) ball
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a jug; the jug pulls a lamp; the lamp tickles an owl. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) jug
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on an apple; the apple bounces onto a radio; the radio falls into a wallet; the wallet rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) lamp (b) jug (c) apple (d) radio
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a rope; the rope rolls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) monkey (b) violin (c) drum (d) tomato
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a shoe; the shoe pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a radio; the radio chases a bucket. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) jalebi (c) umbrella (d) shoe
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a ball; the ball tickles a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) ball (b) jalebi (c) mango (d) orange
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a lamp; the lamp chases an apple; the apple tickles a bucket; the bucket jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) apple (b) lamp (c) bucket (d) anchor
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo pulls a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a flute; the flute jumps over a tomato. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) violin (c) tomato (d) igloo
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into a lemon; the lemon sings to a net; the net crashes into an anchor; the anchor pulls a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lemon (b) net (c) guava (d) anchor
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a frog; the frog pulls a ladder; the ladder sits on a kite; the kite chases a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rope (b) kite (c) ladder (d) frog
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a coconut; the coconut sings to a jug; the jug tickles a goat; the goat jumps over a duck. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) pillow (d) goat
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato jumps over a pillow; the pillow crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a fan; the fan rolls into a flute. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) pillow (b) umbrella (c) fan (d) tomato
39. 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
40. 40.🔗 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

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