Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 579 · 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: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into a goat; the goat chases an apple; the apple bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sits on a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) goat (b) apple (c) nest (d) wallet
3. 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a key; the key falls into a tiger; the tiger sits on a glass; the glass tickles an owl. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kettle (b) glass (c) key (d) owl
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a pillow; the pillow chases a lemon; the lemon rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) lemon (b) wallet (c) tomato (d) pillow
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into a tomato; the tomato falls into a cat; the cat sits on an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) cat (b) bucket (c) tomato (d) doll
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl crashes into a bucket; the bucket bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sits on a mirror; the mirror chases a glass. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) anchor (b) glass (c) bucket (d) owl
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a kite; the kite sings to a rose; the rose rolls into a fan; the fan tickles an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) fan (c) sock (d) igloo
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite chases an orange; the orange bounces onto an urn; the urn tickles a radio; the radio crashes into a doll. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) radio (c) orange (d) kite
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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango falls into a duck; the duck tickles a mirror; the mirror pulls a goat; the goat sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) duck (b) ball (c) goat (d) mirror
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a jug; the jug jumps over an ant. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) ant (c) umpire (d) jug
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a pillow; the pillow crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over a doll. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) pillow (b) doll (c) lamp (d) orange
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot tickles a frog; the frog bounces onto a candle; the candle chases a jug; the jug sits on a net. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) frog (c) inkpot (d) jug
27. 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
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 pencil sits on a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a bucket; the bucket chases an urn; the urn falls into a mango. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) mango (c) pencil (d) monkey
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a flute; the flute jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a ball; the ball falls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) inkpot (b) cat (c) flute (d) ball
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls an urn; the urn tickles a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pillow (b) ladder (c) spoon (d) urn
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a coconut; the coconut crashes into an umpire; the umpire tickles a rope; the rope rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) jug (c) key (d) umpire
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a kite; the kite jumps over a lemon; the lemon sits on a jeep; the jeep chases an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) kite (d) jeep
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a needle; the needle chases a rope; the rope falls into an owl; the owl rolls into a radio. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) needle (b) rope (c) owl (d) mirror
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over a coconut; the coconut rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) igloo (c) banana (d) monkey
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion sings to a duck; the duck pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a whistle; the whistle sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) guava (b) glass (c) onion (d) duck
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a goat; the goat falls into a glass; the glass sits on a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) ice cream (c) tiger (d) spoon
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into an ant; the ant crashes into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a mango. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) van (c) ant (d) ice cream
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a vase; the vase jumps over a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) vase (c) parrot (d) bucket

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