Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 561 · 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 lemon sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on a drum; the drum chases a key; the key falls into a jeep. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) drum (b) jeep (c) key (d) lemon
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a mango; the mango pulls a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a guava; the guava falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) mango (b) shoe (c) guava (d) parrot
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to a sock; the sock crashes into a tent; the tent chases a jeep; the jeep rolls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) glass (b) sock (c) tent (d) jeep
8. 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a nest; the nest rolls into a guava; the guava jumps over a key; the key chases a mirror. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) nest (b) key (c) flute (d) mirror
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into an apple; the apple sits on a sock; the sock chases a goat; the goat rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) apple (b) goat (c) rose (d) sock
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a mango; the mango tickles a key; the key sits on a parrot; the parrot falls into a lemon. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) key (b) lemon (c) parrot (d) mango
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a violin; the violin bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into a key; the key pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) banana (b) cat (c) violin (d) drum
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into a van; the van chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) spoon (b) van (c) doll (d) ant
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a spoon; the spoon chases a sock; the sock rolls into a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) spoon (b) igloo (c) goat (d) sock
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a vase; the vase bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a frog; the frog rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) vase (b) frog (c) pillow (d) kettle
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a cat; the cat tickles a needle; the needle falls into a rose; the rose crashes into a van. Which item comes right before the van? (a) rose (b) doll (c) cat (d) van
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a nest; the nest rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) nest (c) monkey (d) parrot
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a bucket; the bucket sits on an orange; the orange pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) violin (b) orange (c) bucket (d) urn
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a candle; the candle falls into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a fan; the fan chases a radio. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) radio (b) candle (c) bucket (d) shoe
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder jumps over a cat; the cat pulls a guava; the guava tickles a key; the key sings to a doll. Which item comes right before the key? (a) cat (b) guava (c) key (d) doll
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a wallet; the wallet falls into a nest; the nest crashes into a mirror; the mirror chases a drum. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) jeep (b) drum (c) nest (d) mirror
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a van; the van crashes into a sock; the sock tickles a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a nest. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) jalebi (c) sock (d) nest
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a cat; the cat tickles a tiger; the tiger pulls a fan; the fan chases a monkey. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) banana (b) fan (c) cat (d) tiger
32. 32.🔗 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
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto a needle; the needle jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an anchor; the anchor rolls into a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) flute (b) inkpot (c) guava (d) needle
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a rope; the rope rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into a drum. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) drum (b) wallet (c) shoe (d) rope
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an igloo; the igloo chases a nest; the nest pulls a radio; the radio sings to a cat. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) radio (b) coconut (c) cat (d) nest
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a ball; the ball rolls into a radio; the radio jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a doll. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) pencil (b) radio (c) apple (d) ball
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a doll; the doll falls into a drum; the drum bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) lemon (b) doll (c) monkey (d) drum
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to an owl; the owl crashes into a kettle; the kettle chases a glass; the glass tickles an anchor. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) anchor (c) kettle (d) watch
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a goat; the goat falls into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto an anchor; the anchor tickles a monkey. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) anchor (b) goat (c) jug (d) monkey

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