Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 614 · 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 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a jug; the jug jumps over an ant; the ant tickles a flute; the flute falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) flute (c) jug (d) goat
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
6. 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles a goat; the goat bounces onto a lamp; the lamp rolls into a monkey; the monkey sits on a rose. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) lamp (b) goat (c) monkey (d) rose
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a vase; the vase crashes into a glass; the glass pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) vase (c) glass (d) goat
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a mirror; the mirror jumps over an owl; the owl tickles an apple; the apple rolls into a goat. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) apple (b) net (c) goat (d) mirror
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sings to an owl; the owl sits on a flute; the flute pulls a monkey; the monkey jumps over a whistle. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) whistle (b) flute (c) monkey (d) kite
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a guava; the guava tickles a mirror; the mirror falls into a pillow; the pillow chases a ball. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) rope (b) pillow (c) ball (d) mirror
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a monkey; the monkey sits on a needle; the needle sings to a guava; the guava jumps over an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) umpire (c) monkey (d) needle
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into a jug; the jug sings to an urn; the urn jumps over a rope; the rope bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) jug (c) glass (d) rope
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a candle; the candle sits on a goat. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) goat (b) fan (c) urn (d) ladder
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock crashes into a flute; the flute tickles a wallet; the wallet rolls into an igloo; the igloo sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) sock (b) fan (c) igloo (d) flute
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a lamp; the lamp tickles a fan; the fan pulls a tent; the tent chases a monkey. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) guava (b) lamp (c) monkey (d) fan
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a rose; the rose bounces onto a goat; the goat pulls a rope; the rope falls into a shoe. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) rope (b) lamp (c) goat (d) shoe
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into a candle; the candle chases a jug; the jug bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) umbrella (b) jug (c) candle (d) inkpot
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a wallet; the wallet pulls a pillow. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) pillow (b) jalebi (c) wallet (d) tent
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over a cat; the cat sits on a frog; the frog tickles a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) tent (c) lamp (d) cat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a ladder; the ladder rolls into a monkey; the monkey falls into a spoon; the spoon sits on a watch. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) wallet (b) monkey (c) ladder (d) spoon
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a whistle; the whistle chases a rope; the rope crashes into an apple; the apple pulls a candle. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) orange (b) whistle (c) candle (d) apple
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a ball; the ball pulls a parrot. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) ball (b) net (c) needle (d) tomato
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a rope; the rope tickles a cat; the cat bounces onto a net; the net rolls into an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) shoe (c) inkpot (d) rope
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror crashes into a glass; the glass sits on a candle; the candle chases a watch; the watch falls into a radio. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) radio (c) glass (d) mirror
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot falls into an ant; the ant rolls into a needle. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) duck (b) inkpot (c) ant (d) shoe
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sits on a nest; the nest chases a needle; the needle rolls into an orange; the orange tickles a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) orange (c) frog (d) needle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a radio; the radio tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a tiger; the tiger rolls into a coconut. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tiger (b) tent (c) needle (d) coconut

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