Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 597 · 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, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a lemon; the lemon jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) parrot (b) coconut (c) lemon (d) monkey
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a guava; the guava pulls a kettle; the kettle sits on an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a ball. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) guava (b) kettle (c) umbrella (d) ball
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
7. 7.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sits on a goat; the goat pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) owl (c) kettle (d) bucket
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a jug; the jug sits on a key; the key crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an umpire. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) tent (b) jug (c) jalebi (d) key
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on an onion; the onion rolls into a van; the van jumps over a bucket; the bucket tickles an urn. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) van (b) bucket (c) urn (d) onion
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a jug; the jug jumps over a jeep; the jeep sings to a van; the van pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) coconut (b) van (c) jug (d) jeep
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a doll; the doll tickles a ladder; the ladder falls into an onion; the onion chases a cat. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) doll (b) cat (c) onion (d) ladder
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase jumps over a lemon; the lemon rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a rope; the rope falls into a watch. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) drum (c) watch (d) lemon
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles a wallet; the wallet falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a jug. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) ball (c) wallet (d) tomato
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a kite; the kite crashes into a jeep; the jeep falls into a frog; the frog sings to an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) onion (b) kite (c) frog (d) shoe
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a bucket; the bucket falls into a van; the van crashes into a guava; the guava sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) spoon (b) bucket (c) guava (d) van
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a frog; the frog pulls an orange; the orange tickles an apple; the apple sings to a nest. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) apple (b) orange (c) nest (d) ice cream
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava chases a duck; the duck jumps over a ladder; the ladder rolls into a tiger; the tiger pulls a mango. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) guava (c) mango (d) duck
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a wallet; the wallet crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a tent; the tent chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) tent (b) drum (c) pencil (d) wallet
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 umpire sits on a spoon; the spoon chases a jug; the jug bounces onto a vase; the vase crashes into a tiger. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) tiger (b) vase (c) umpire (d) jug
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a tomato; the tomato jumps over a net; the net tickles a flute; the flute pulls a doll. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) tomato (c) flute (d) nest
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a needle; the needle falls into a glass; the glass chases a key; the key bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) needle (b) orange (c) apple (d) key
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sings to a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) igloo (b) tiger (c) radio (d) goat
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on an igloo; the igloo pulls a ball; the ball jumps over a coconut; the coconut chases a radio. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) coconut (c) igloo (d) whistle
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana chases a net; the net sings to a goat; the goat jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) igloo (b) goat (c) ice cream (d) banana
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a lamp; the lamp sits on a drum; the drum pulls a rope. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jug (b) lamp (c) inkpot (d) rope
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball jumps over a drum; the drum falls into a key; the key pulls a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a fan. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) jeep (b) ball (c) key (d) fan
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a jeep; the jeep falls into a doll; the doll tickles an onion; the onion rolls into a pencil. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) onion (b) tiger (c) doll (d) jeep

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