Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 552 · 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 sings to a kite; the kite pulls a monkey; the monkey falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a tomato. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) ant (b) monkey (c) tomato (d) kite
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to an apple; the apple sits on a key; the key rolls into a tomato; the tomato jumps over an urn. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) apple (c) flute (d) tomato
6. 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a tent; the tent pulls a watch; the watch falls into an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) umbrella (c) tent (d) whistle
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a mirror; the mirror sits on a tomato; the tomato tickles a violin; the violin sings to an igloo. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) tomato (b) inkpot (c) violin (d) igloo
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a lamp; the lamp sits on a cat; the cat chases a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) lamp (b) pillow (c) cat (d) apple
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls an owl; the owl jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a candle. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) owl (b) kettle (c) candle (d) doll
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a sock; the sock rolls into a pencil; the pencil falls into an orange; the orange tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) orange (b) sock (c) onion (d) pencil
20. 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a lamp; the lamp chases a pencil; the pencil jumps over a ball; the ball sits on an umpire. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) umpire (b) lamp (c) pencil (d) ball
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a jeep; the jeep tickles a doll; the doll sings to an owl; the owl jumps over a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jeep (b) bucket (c) doll (d) duck
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 pillow crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) pillow (b) umbrella (c) kettle (d) lemon
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a lemon; the lemon sits on a shoe; the shoe tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) apple (c) banana (d) lemon
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a sock; the sock falls into a coconut; the coconut chases a jalebi. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) coconut (b) banana (c) jalebi (d) sock
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls a watch. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) kite (b) tiger (c) ice cream (d) monkey
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on an onion; the onion jumps over a needle; the needle tickles a shoe. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) frog (b) onion (c) needle (d) shoe
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a jug; the jug sits on a tiger; the tiger chases a tent; the tent crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) fan (b) jug (c) tiger (d) tent
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a glass; the glass crashes into a jeep; the jeep tickles a needle; the needle sings to a vase. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) onion (c) jeep (d) needle
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a spoon; the spoon falls into a glass; the glass chases a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) ice cream (b) spoon (c) glass (d) apple
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a whistle; the whistle tickles a sock; the sock sits on a guava. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) whistle (b) guava (c) pencil (d) sock
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into a watch; the watch pulls an apple; the apple rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) apple (b) banana (c) ice cream (d) watch
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a radio; the radio bounces onto a pillow; the pillow jumps over a sock; the sock sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) tiger (c) radio (d) sock
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 ice cream chases a jug; the jug falls into a frog; the frog pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) frog (b) jug (c) coconut (d) onion
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a needle; the needle pulls a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a tiger; the tiger rolls into a violin. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) violin (c) watch (d) tiger
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) rope (c) jalebi (d) pencil
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a frog; the frog jumps over an anchor; the anchor sits on a kettle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) rope (c) kettle (d) glass

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