Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 550 · 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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases an owl; the owl falls into a rope; the rope bounces onto a mirror; the mirror pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) mirror (b) owl (c) urn (d) umbrella
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a whistle; the whistle rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) jalebi (b) apple (c) watch (d) whistle
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a shoe; the shoe sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) violin (b) shoe (c) ice cream (d) duck
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a drum; the drum crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a glass; the glass pulls a mango. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) owl (b) drum (c) ladder (d) mango
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep tickles a jug; the jug chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) jeep (b) ladder (c) shoe (d) jug
9. 9.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a radio; the radio bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sits on a banana; the banana tickles a guava. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) umbrella (b) banana (c) monkey (d) guava
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a needle; the needle crashes into a tiger; the tiger chases a violin; the violin jumps over a vase. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) frog (b) tiger (c) vase (d) needle
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles an urn; the urn sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto a jug; the jug crashes into an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) nest (b) urn (c) jug (d) frog
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a net; the net jumps over a cat; the cat crashes into a mango; the mango pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the net? (a) ladder (b) cat (c) frog (d) mango
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases a drum; the drum tickles a monkey; the monkey sits on a nest; the nest jumps over a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) monkey (c) drum (d) needle
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a mango; the mango chases a banana; the banana sings to a cat; the cat bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) tomato (b) cat (c) pillow (d) mango
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a key; the key falls into a monkey; the monkey chases an ant; the ant crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) key (b) ant (c) monkey (d) drum
19. 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
20. 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a tomato; the tomato jumps over a spoon; the spoon sits on a rose; the rose rolls into a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) key (b) rose (c) coconut (d) tomato
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
24. 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an umpire; the umpire falls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) umpire (c) jeep (d) watch
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a violin; the violin pulls an onion; the onion jumps over a sock; the sock bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) ant (b) pillow (c) violin (d) sock
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on an apple; the apple crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a duck; the duck tickles an igloo. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) igloo (b) apple (c) anchor (d) duck
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a sock; the sock rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a wallet; the wallet sings to a bucket. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) anchor (c) sock (d) banana
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into a rope; the rope sits on a ball; the ball chases a shoe; the shoe pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) lemon (b) rope (c) shoe (d) spoon
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a rope; the rope sits on a glass; the glass falls into a tiger; the tiger sings to a rose. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) apple (b) glass (c) rose (d) tiger
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a rose; the rose sings to a bucket; the bucket tickles a glass. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) rose (b) candle (c) bucket (d) glass
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sits on a rope; the rope sings to a drum; the drum falls into a frog; the frog tickles an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) drum (c) rope (d) frog
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into an onion; the onion chases a doll; the doll sings to an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a fan. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) fan (b) doll (c) vase (d) onion
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a jug. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) nest (b) jalebi (c) van (d) jug
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
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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