Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 590 · 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 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant van bounces onto a whistle; the whistle falls into a parrot; the parrot sings to a nest; the nest sits on a sock. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) parrot (b) nest (c) whistle (d) van
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into an orange; the orange jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) lamp (b) orange (c) shoe (d) monkey
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a guava; the guava jumps over a frog; the frog pulls a bucket; the bucket sits on a tiger. Which item comes right after the net? (a) frog (b) bucket (c) guava (d) tiger
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a watch; the watch pulls a candle; the candle jumps over a ladder. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) pillow (c) watch (d) ladder
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock jumps over a doll; the doll rolls into a tent; the tent sings to a guava; the guava falls into a coconut. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) coconut (b) doll (c) guava (d) sock
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a guava; the guava rolls into a tiger; the tiger tickles an umbrella. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) umbrella (c) ladder (d) anchor
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a frog; the frog sits on a drum; the drum sings to a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) frog (c) goat (d) drum
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) mirror (b) jalebi (c) urn (d) net
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a rose; the rose falls into a spoon; the spoon pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) kite (c) spoon (d) rose
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an apple; the apple rolls into an urn; the urn chases a goat. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) goat (b) urn (c) key (d) apple
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over an onion; the onion crashes into a monkey; the monkey tickles a lamp; the lamp falls into a banana. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) monkey (b) coconut (c) banana (d) onion
25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a van; the van sings to a mirror; the mirror chases a jalebi; the jalebi pulls an umpire. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) anchor (b) van (c) mirror (d) jalebi
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
28. 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a radio; the radio sings to a mirror; the mirror sits on an owl; the owl bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) mirror (b) radio (c) coconut (d) owl
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls an onion; the onion sits on a frog; the frog tickles a mango; the mango crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) frog (b) mango (c) glass (d) onion
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a banana; the banana tickles an owl; the owl chases a sock; the sock rolls into an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) banana (c) owl (d) onion
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on an owl; the owl crashes into a bucket; the bucket rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a shoe. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) fan (b) lamp (c) bucket (d) owl
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a key; the key jumps over a doll; the doll pulls an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) coconut (b) orange (c) doll (d) key
34. 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a guava; the guava crashes into an owl; the owl chases a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) guava (b) lamp (c) coconut (d) owl
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a mirror; the mirror pulls a net; the net falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) jalebi (c) mirror (d) net
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a kite; the kite jumps over a wallet; the wallet crashes into a frog. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) frog (b) coconut (c) watch (d) kite
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls an apple; the apple tickles a monkey; the monkey sits on an urn; the urn jumps over an ice cream. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) apple (b) urn (c) ice cream (d) monkey

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