Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

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

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