Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 582 · 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: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sits on a key; the key pulls an anchor; the anchor sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a mango. Which item comes right before the key? (a) key (b) ant (c) anchor (d) banana
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
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 duck jumps over a wallet; the wallet chases a watch; the watch tickles a tent; the tent pulls a van. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) van (b) duck (c) tent (d) wallet
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a lamp; the lamp rolls into a duck; the duck crashes into an orange; the orange sits on an inkpot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) orange (c) lamp (d) owl
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a bucket; the bucket sits on an apple; the apple tickles a lemon; the lemon falls into an orange. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) apple (c) vase (d) lemon
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a glass; the glass rolls into a frog; the frog sings to an anchor; the anchor pulls an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) glass (c) parrot (d) frog
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a net; the net falls into a cat; the cat pulls a banana; the banana jumps over a coconut. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) anchor (b) coconut (c) cat (d) net
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
20. 20.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a spoon; the spoon pulls a duck; the duck falls into a van; the van crashes into a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) watch (b) duck (c) ant (d) spoon
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep sits on a lamp; the lamp jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a jug; the jug chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) coconut (b) lamp (c) ice cream (d) jug
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a frog; the frog rolls into a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) vase (b) cat (c) bucket (d) whistle
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into an igloo; the igloo falls into a duck; the duck sings to a mango; the mango tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) duck (b) ladder (c) jalebi (d) mango
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a ball; the ball pulls a needle; the needle falls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) pencil (c) needle (d) mango
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a nest; the nest sits on an onion; the onion rolls into a violin; the violin falls into an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) needle (b) ant (c) violin (d) onion
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a nest; the nest pulls a guava; the guava jumps over an ant; the ant sings to a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) nest (b) ant (c) guava (d) kettle
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on an ant; the ant jumps over a watch; the watch pulls a fan; the fan rolls into a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) watch (c) ant (d) cat
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a vase; the vase jumps over a glass; the glass sings to a sock; the sock sits on a tomato. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) tomato (c) sock (d) glass
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll pulls an umpire; the umpire sits on a jeep; the jeep rolls into a kettle; the kettle sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) jeep (b) doll (c) needle (d) kettle
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sings to a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a glass; the glass rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles a pillow. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) pillow (b) goat (c) jalebi (d) tiger
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a jug; the jug crashes into a rope; the rope sings to a kite; the kite rolls into an umpire. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) lemon (b) jug (c) kite (d) rope
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a whistle; the whistle pulls a violin; the violin bounces onto a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) goat (c) inkpot (d) whistle
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a fan; the fan sits on a jeep; the jeep crashes into a kite; the kite bounces onto an igloo. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) kite (b) jeep (c) igloo (d) guava
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a candle; the candle tickles a van; the van rolls into a wallet; the wallet chases an umbrella. Which item comes right before the van? (a) wallet (b) van (c) candle (d) ladder
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles a shoe; the shoe crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a needle; the needle chases a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lamp (b) guava (c) shoe (d) umpire
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a kite; the kite rolls into a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) kite (c) jug (d) net

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