Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 559 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a glass; the glass chases a tomato; the tomato sings to a vase; the vase falls into a ladder. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) ladder (b) vase (c) glass (d) nest
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor rolls into a ball; the ball tickles a nest; the nest crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a doll. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) doll (b) nest (c) lamp (d) ball
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a lamp; the lamp falls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a flute; the flute chases an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) lamp (b) flute (c) inkpot (d) owl
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a frog; the frog pulls a mirror; the mirror rolls into a whistle; the whistle sits on a needle. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) mirror (b) needle (c) radio (d) frog
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to an igloo; the igloo falls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a doll; the doll crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) igloo (b) candle (c) tomato (d) ant
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a guava; the guava tickles a lamp; the lamp sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) jalebi (b) mirror (c) orange (d) lamp
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a lamp; the lamp jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a guava; the guava tickles a parrot. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) owl (b) parrot (c) lamp (d) monkey
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sits on a glass; the glass chases an apple; the apple sings to a radio; the radio pulls a sock. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) umpire (b) glass (c) sock (d) apple
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sings to a coconut; the coconut falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) lemon (b) lamp (c) duck (d) glass
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a radio; the radio chases a watch; the watch rolls into an onion; the onion crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) radio (c) violin (d) pillow
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a tent; the tent falls into an onion; the onion rolls into a nest; the nest pulls a shoe. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) shoe (b) tent (c) cat (d) onion
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles an apple; the apple pulls a fan; the fan rolls into an owl; the owl falls into a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) owl (b) fan (c) duck (d) apple
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a glass; the glass crashes into an anchor; the anchor chases a mango; the mango rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) glass (b) anchor (c) mango (d) candle
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a needle; the needle tickles a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a drum; the drum sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jalebi (b) urn (c) drum (d) needle
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a shoe; the shoe crashes into a radio; the radio sings to an onion; the onion falls into a lamp. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) onion (c) radio (d) lamp
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a kite; the kite chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a rope; the rope jumps over an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) umpire (b) jug (c) rope (d) kite
28. 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a drum; the drum chases a pillow; the pillow rolls into an igloo. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) drum (b) jalebi (c) pillow (d) guava
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a kite; the kite bounces onto an urn; the urn pulls a flute; the flute rolls into a fan. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) kite (b) spoon (c) flute (d) urn
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a wallet; the wallet tickles a mirror; the mirror crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) mirror (b) wallet (c) coconut (d) anchor
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a monkey; the monkey rolls into an onion; the onion crashes into a vase; the vase sits on a jug. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) monkey (c) jug (d) cat
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sits on an urn; the urn sings to a ball; the ball rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) ball (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) ice cream
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle jumps over a rose; the rose chases a bucket; the bucket sits on a kite; the kite falls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) whistle (c) bucket (d) ladder
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a kettle; the kettle jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into a parrot; the parrot sings to an ant. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) parrot (b) ant (c) kettle (d) pillow
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into an igloo; the igloo tickles a ladder; the ladder sits on a jeep; the jeep pulls a net. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) jeep (b) ladder (c) tiger (d) igloo
38. 38.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto an orange; the orange jumps over a monkey; the monkey pulls a watch; the watch rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) monkey (b) watch (c) orange (d) jeep

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