Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 609 · 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: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
2. 2.🔗 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
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a parrot; the parrot pulls a drum; the drum tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) parrot (c) pillow (d) drum
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
5. 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
6. 6.🔗 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
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a watch; the watch tickles a vase; the vase sits on a spoon; the spoon crashes into a shoe. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) spoon (b) shoe (c) watch (d) vase
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle pulls a nest; the nest crashes into a van; the van falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) nest (c) van (d) whistle
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a rose; the rose tickles a whistle; the whistle pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) bucket (b) banana (c) rose (d) whistle
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to a cat; the cat sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls a jug; the jug rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) jug (c) anchor (d) nest
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto a pillow; the pillow pulls an inkpot. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) needle (b) inkpot (c) tiger (d) igloo
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a rope; the rope rolls into a van; the van sings to an anchor; the anchor crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) van (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) rope
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a bucket; the bucket pulls an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a watch; the watch jumps over a cat. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) watch (b) cat (c) candle (d) umbrella
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a tiger; the tiger jumps over a coconut; the coconut crashes into an orange. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) jalebi (c) frog (d) orange
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a cat; the cat jumps over a candle; the candle chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) igloo (b) candle (c) banana (d) mirror
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a violin; the violin chases a mango; the mango bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) violin (b) mango (c) cat (d) coconut
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava rolls into an apple; the apple pulls a net; the net sits on a ball; the ball bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) owl (b) apple (c) guava (d) net
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sits on a spoon; the spoon sings to an owl; the owl chases a lamp; the lamp jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) owl (b) spoon (c) lamp (d) candle
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into an ant; the ant chases a fan; the fan sings to a needle; the needle tickles a watch. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) needle (b) ant (c) watch (d) coconut
31. 31.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a tiger; the tiger crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a goat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) tiger (c) owl (d) fan
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp tickles a nest; the nest crashes into an ant; the ant jumps over a wallet; the wallet rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) tiger (b) nest (c) wallet (d) ant
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum jumps over a wallet; the wallet bounces onto an apple; the apple sits on a coconut; the coconut chases an orange. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) drum (b) orange (c) apple (d) coconut
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a wallet; the wallet chases a tomato; the tomato falls into a duck; the duck sits on a whistle. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) duck (b) needle (c) tomato (d) wallet
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a glass; the glass chases a rose; the rose crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a van. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rose (b) flute (c) van (d) candle
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a doll; the doll tickles a rose; the rose chases an inkpot. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) doll (b) rose (c) jeep (d) coconut
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a vase; the vase rolls into a glass; the glass bounces onto a parrot. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) glass (b) parrot (c) vase (d) frog

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