Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 603 · 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 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls a banana; the banana falls into a vase; the vase sits on an igloo; the igloo tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) banana (b) tiger (c) igloo (d) vase
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a duck; the duck pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into a nest. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) spoon (b) shoe (c) duck (d) nest
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a goat; the goat sits on a banana; the banana sings to a kettle; the kettle falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) shoe (b) goat (c) banana (d) wallet
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a wallet; the wallet chases an urn; the urn crashes into a pillow; the pillow rolls into a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) urn (b) pillow (c) drum (d) monkey
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a pencil; the pencil tickles a rope; the rope chases a candle. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) rope (b) mirror (c) onion (d) pencil
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil rolls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a radio; the radio jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) doll (c) pencil (d) kettle
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a watch; the watch jumps over a tiger; the tiger chases a monkey; the monkey falls into a bucket. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) monkey (c) watch (d) tiger
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a vase; the vase sings to a violin; the violin tickles a needle; the needle falls into an orange. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) violin (b) vase (c) needle (d) orange
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on a jug; the jug tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a cat; the cat crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) spoon (b) cat (c) jug (d) watch
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl chases a mango; the mango sings to a mirror; the mirror pulls a needle; the needle tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) mirror (b) mango (c) drum (d) needle
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sits on an umpire; the umpire jumps over a whistle; the whistle crashes into a doll; the doll pulls a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umpire (b) coconut (c) whistle (d) doll
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a doll; the doll tickles a tent; the tent crashes into an owl; the owl bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) doll (b) mirror (c) coconut (d) owl
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an orange; the orange tickles a jug; the jug sings to a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) jug (c) inkpot (d) umpire
24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls a net; the net sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) kite (b) ball (c) net (d) ice cream
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a duck; the duck sits on an owl; the owl crashes into a key; the key chases a coconut. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) mango (d) owl
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a goat; the goat pulls a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a spoon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) urn (b) ice cream (c) spoon (d) jalebi
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a tiger; the tiger jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a van; the van falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) pencil (b) flute (c) van (d) tiger
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a ball; the ball rolls into a drum; the drum sits on an inkpot; the inkpot chases a wallet. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) wallet (b) ball (c) drum (d) inkpot
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles a radio; the radio rolls into a cat; the cat falls into a pencil; the pencil chases a rose. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) rose (b) pencil (c) cat (d) radio
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope bounces onto an igloo; the igloo sits on a frog; the frog chases a pillow; the pillow rolls into a rose. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) igloo (b) rose (c) rope (d) pillow
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a lamp; the lamp chases a ball; the ball tickles a fan; the fan falls into a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) net (b) ball (c) fan (d) lamp
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto an ant; the ant chases a kite; the kite sings to an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an anchor. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) ice cream (c) kettle (d) anchor
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a shoe; the shoe sings to a rope. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) jalebi (b) banana (c) umpire (d) rope
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a kite; the kite sits on a banana; the banana chases a parrot. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) banana (b) kite (c) flute (d) parrot
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a rope; the rope falls into a radio; the radio crashes into a candle; the candle bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) mirror (b) ball (c) candle (d) radio
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a sock; the sock sits on a candle; the candle falls into a doll; the doll sings to a ball. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) sock (c) ball (d) doll
40. 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions

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