Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 592 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a cat; the cat sits on a pillow; the pillow falls into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pillow (b) ball (c) banana (d) cat
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a watch; the watch jumps over an onion; the onion bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a cat. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) ice cream (c) mirror (d) onion
6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
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 candle sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a fan; the fan falls into a nest; the nest tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) fan (b) nest (c) ant (d) candle
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles an anchor; the anchor rolls into a shoe; the shoe chases an ant; the ant falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) jug (b) cat (c) anchor (d) ant
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into an onion; the onion falls into a jug; the jug chases a tiger; the tiger sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the net? (a) jug (b) ball (c) onion (d) net
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a tomato; the tomato sits on an anchor; the anchor sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a vase. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) tomato (b) vase (c) anchor (d) watch
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a needle; the needle crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a sock. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) igloo (b) sock (c) needle (d) lamp
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sings to a ball; the ball jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a frog. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) ball (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) frog
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles a jeep; the jeep pulls a coconut; the coconut rolls into a ladder; the ladder falls into a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) jeep (b) ladder (c) goat (d) duck
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a needle; the needle sings to an onion; the onion tickles an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ball (b) inkpot (c) onion (d) needle
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant van pulls a key; the key sings to a jug; the jug tickles an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) inkpot (b) jug (c) key (d) van
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into an urn; the urn chases an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a spoon. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) guava (b) goat (c) spoon (d) urn
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a net; the net sits on a cat; the cat tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) shoe (b) net (c) doll (d) igloo
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a pillow; the pillow rolls into an ant; the ant pulls a glass; the glass chases a frog. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) frog (b) pillow (c) ant (d) lemon
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a doll; the doll sits on a rope. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) kettle (b) doll (c) lamp (d) rope
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kettle; the kettle chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) rose (b) kettle (c) lemon (d) whistle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a mango; the mango chases a banana; the banana falls into a doll. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) ice cream (b) key (c) mango (d) doll
37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle chases a watch; the watch rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an urn; the urn crashes into a flute. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) inkpot (c) flute (d) watch
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a monkey; the monkey rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a kite; the kite chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) monkey (b) ice cream (c) whistle (d) inkpot
40. 40.🔗 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

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