Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 546 · 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 banana jumps over a vase; the vase sings to an owl; the owl falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) banana (c) radio (d) owl
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan rolls into a kite; the kite sings to a flute; the flute jumps over a guava; the guava sits on a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) spoon (c) kite (d) fan
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a key; the key chases a rope; the rope falls into a doll; the doll rolls into an orange. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) key (b) rope (c) orange (d) owl
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into an anchor; the anchor chases a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) drum (c) spoon (d) key
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a van; the van crashes into an apple; the apple chases a pencil; the pencil pulls a tomato. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) candle (b) tomato (c) pencil (d) apple
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a wallet; the wallet pulls an urn; the urn tickles a whistle. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jalebi (b) whistle (c) glass (d) urn
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a jug; the jug sits on a ball; the ball pulls a banana; the banana jumps over a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) banana (b) jug (c) watch (d) guava
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a net; the net crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a lemon; the lemon falls into an onion. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) lemon (b) shoe (c) net (d) tomato
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a rope; the rope pulls an ant; the ant tickles an owl; the owl falls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) owl (b) tiger (c) ant (d) rope
16. 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a doll; the doll tickles a radio; the radio falls into a kite; the kite jumps over an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) wallet (c) doll (d) umbrella
19. 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a violin; the violin sits on a net; the net falls into a sock; the sock sings to a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) sock (b) vase (c) violin (d) net
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a nest; the nest rolls into a ladder; the ladder falls into a glass; the glass bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) glass (b) ladder (c) nest (d) umpire
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a frog; the frog jumps over a nest; the nest rolls into a cat; the cat sits on a flute. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) frog (b) flute (c) cat (d) nest
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a pillow; the pillow sings to a mirror; the mirror crashes into an apple; the apple sits on a key. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) mirror (b) pillow (c) apple (d) key
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a mirror; the mirror tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a duck. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) duck (c) tent (d) radio
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into an anchor; the anchor chases a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a glass. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) anchor (b) urn (c) lemon (d) jalebi
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a cat; the cat jumps over a violin; the violin falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a vase. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) vase (b) cat (c) lamp (d) bucket
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a lamp; the lamp falls into a drum; the drum rolls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a ball. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) ball (c) goat (d) drum
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls an orange; the orange chases a candle; the candle crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) candle (b) shoe (c) orange (d) ball
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a rose; the rose rolls into a ladder; the ladder pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) igloo (b) shoe (c) ladder (d) rose
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a watch; the watch chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) anchor (b) guava (c) watch (d) jug
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls an orange; the orange crashes into a van; the van falls into a goat; the goat sits on a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) watch (c) umpire (d) orange
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a kite; the kite chases an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) ball (c) inkpot (d) drum

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