Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 568 · 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: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a lemon; the lemon crashes into a drum; the drum sings to a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) mirror (c) lemon (d) radio
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a wallet; the wallet pulls an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) kettle (c) wallet (d) drum
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a mango; the mango bounces onto a ball; the ball falls into an urn; the urn pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) mango (b) urn (c) anchor (d) ball
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls an ant; the ant bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a pillow. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) banana (b) frog (c) pillow (d) ant
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into a mango; the mango sits on a jug; the jug pulls an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) guava (b) mango (c) inkpot (d) igloo
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a violin; the violin pulls a pillow; the pillow chases a ladder; the ladder falls into a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) shoe (b) pillow (c) bucket (d) violin
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a key; the key tickles an igloo; the igloo sings to a jeep; the jeep falls into an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jeep (b) ant (c) igloo (d) ice cream
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle rolls into a jug; the jug pulls a sock; the sock chases a watch; the watch falls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) umpire (b) watch (c) jug (d) whistle
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a watch; the watch chases a lamp; the lamp rolls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tomato (b) watch (c) mango (d) urn
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a net; the net falls into a cat; the cat tickles a ladder; the ladder jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) coconut (c) ladder (d) cat
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into an ant; the ant sits on a nest; the nest tickles a drum; the drum chases a frog. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) ant (b) cat (c) nest (d) frog
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a ball; the ball pulls a rose; the rose jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) ball (c) jug (d) inkpot
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over a van; the van crashes into a watch; the watch falls into a lemon. Which item comes right before the van? (a) lemon (b) rose (c) vase (d) van
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a drum; the drum chases a lamp; the lamp sings to an urn; the urn rolls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) lamp (b) urn (c) goat (d) ice cream
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a guava; the guava pulls an umpire; the umpire rolls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) cat (b) sock (c) guava (d) umpire
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a monkey; the monkey sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a mango; the mango chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) mango (b) igloo (c) ant (d) monkey
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a lamp; the lamp crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a candle; the candle bounces onto a sock. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) pillow (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) candle
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a tiger; the tiger chases a ladder; the ladder rolls into a net; the net sings to an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) key (b) tiger (c) net (d) apple
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a lamp; the lamp chases an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a monkey. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) lamp (b) igloo (c) monkey (d) coconut
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a mirror; the mirror pulls a net; the net jumps over a doll. Which item comes right after the net? (a) doll (b) mirror (c) net (d) shoe
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sings to an owl; the owl tickles a net; the net rolls into a duck; the duck crashes into a jug. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) net (b) duck (c) watch (d) owl
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn chases a whistle; the whistle falls into a doll; the doll tickles a lemon; the lemon rolls into a frog. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) whistle (b) lemon (c) urn (d) frog

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