Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 57 · 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 bucket bounces onto a ball; the ball crashes into a kite; the kite rolls into an ant; the ant pulls a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) banana (b) kite (c) bucket (d) ball
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a fan; the fan falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a shoe; the shoe sings to a van. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) cat (b) mango (c) fan (d) shoe
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant net jumps over a radio; the radio pulls a vase; the vase tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into an ant. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) vase (b) radio (c) net (d) parrot
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a mirror; the mirror falls into a jeep; the jeep pulls a kettle; the kettle tickles a jug. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) kettle (b) mirror (c) jug (d) ladder
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a ball; the ball jumps over an apple; the apple sings to a ladder; the ladder chases a jug. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) ball (b) jug (c) apple (d) ladder
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a sock; the sock jumps over a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to an inkpot. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) sock (b) pillow (c) doll (d) mirror
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a coconut; the coconut jumps over a kite. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) monkey (b) kite (c) anchor (d) drum
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a frog; the frog sits on a tiger; the tiger crashes into a drum; the drum rolls into an umpire. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) frog (c) tiger (d) ice cream
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a nest; the nest chases an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) flute (c) nest (d) drum
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a spoon; the spoon tickles a tomato; the tomato falls into a doll; the doll rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) tomato (b) violin (c) spoon (d) shoe
23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a kettle; the kettle chases an urn; the urn crashes into a van; the van sings to a candle. Which item comes right after the van? (a) jug (b) kettle (c) candle (d) van
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over a sock; the sock falls into a guava; the guava crashes into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) wallet (b) sock (c) jug (d) parrot
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a wallet; the wallet falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto an igloo; the igloo chases a tent. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) igloo (b) tent (c) wallet (d) lemon
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a jug; the jug chases an urn; the urn crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into a van. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) umpire (c) urn (d) jug
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into an urn; the urn crashes into a rose; the rose sits on a goat; the goat tickles a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) urn (b) goat (c) rose (d) watch
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a duck; the duck pulls an ant; the ant chases an anchor; the anchor crashes into a net. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) net (c) ant (d) igloo
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a radio; the radio sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over a mango; the mango sits on a banana. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) mango (b) radio (c) banana (d) rope
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a needle; the needle tickles a candle; the candle crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right before the needle? (a) doll (b) needle (c) umpire (d) candle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a lemon; the lemon sits on a goat; the goat chases a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) goat (c) kettle (d) cat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle rolls into a cat; the cat falls into a goat; the goat crashes into a parrot; the parrot sings to a key. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) key (d) goat
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item

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