Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 595 · 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 keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug crashes into a wallet; the wallet sings to a glass; the glass falls into a duck; the duck sits on a rose. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) wallet (b) duck (c) rose (d) glass
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a spoon; the spoon pulls a glass; the glass chases a ball; the ball falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) ball (d) cat
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose tickles a watch; the watch falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) rose (b) umpire (c) ice cream (d) watch
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into a banana; the banana sings to a net; the net bounces onto an urn; the urn jumps over a cat. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) watch (b) urn (c) net (d) cat
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an anchor; the anchor sits on a tomato; the tomato tickles an umpire; the umpire jumps over a spoon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) tomato (c) anchor (d) candle
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases a kettle; the kettle falls into an umpire; the umpire sits on a mirror; the mirror rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) mirror (b) duck (c) kettle (d) umpire
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog tickles a banana; the banana rolls into an anchor; the anchor pulls a watch; the watch falls into a van. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) banana (b) watch (c) anchor (d) van
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into a net; the net chases a radio; the radio sits on a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) banana (c) net (d) guava
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a key; the key rolls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) flute (b) whistle (c) pencil (d) key
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a pillow; the pillow rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a rope; the rope jumps over an orange. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) orange (b) vase (c) coconut (d) rope
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a violin; the violin tickles a parrot; the parrot crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) umpire (c) parrot (d) duck
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a kettle; the kettle sings to a pencil; the pencil sits on a mango; the mango crashes into an onion. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) pencil (c) kettle (d) mango
25. 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle rolls into an ant; the ant sings to an onion; the onion chases a rose; the rose tickles a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ant (b) rose (c) onion (d) kettle
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over an onion; the onion sits on a jeep; the jeep chases an orange. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) anchor (b) orange (c) onion (d) duck
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a sock; the sock pulls a spoon; the spoon falls into a ball; the ball sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) sock (c) candle (d) ball
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a lemon; the lemon rolls into an owl; the owl bounces onto an urn; the urn crashes into a radio. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) radio (b) owl (c) urn (d) lemon
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a jug; the jug chases a tomato; the tomato sings to a ball. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) ball (b) tomato (c) guava (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a violin; the violin falls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a glass; the glass rolls into a kettle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) kettle (c) glass (d) violin
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an ant; the ant chases a rose. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) umbrella (b) tomato (c) ant (d) lamp
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a doll; the doll jumps over a glass; the glass tickles a violin. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) violin (b) doll (c) guava (d) flute
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a goat; the goat jumps over an orange. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) wallet (b) goat (c) duck (d) bucket

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