Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 615 · 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 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto an owl; the owl crashes into a needle; the needle sings to a kite; the kite jumps over a duck. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) needle (b) duck (c) tent (d) owl
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sits on a tent; the tent chases a mirror; the mirror crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a shoe. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) shoe (b) mirror (c) net (d) tent
5. 5.🔗 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
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into a candle; the candle sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto an anchor; the anchor jumps over a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) candle (b) anchor (c) mirror (d) monkey
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over a kite; the kite rolls into an ant; the ant tickles a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) ant (c) flute (d) spoon
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat rolls into a drum; the drum pulls a flute; the flute crashes into a ball; the ball chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) ball (b) flute (c) drum (d) ice cream
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a mango; the mango chases a lamp; the lamp rolls into an igloo; the igloo falls into an umpire. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) lamp (c) fan (d) umpire
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a bucket; the bucket falls into a needle. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) mirror (d) needle
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
18. 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a pencil; the pencil sits on an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a key; the key falls into a frog. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) violin (c) pencil (d) frog
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto an igloo; the igloo rolls into a tiger; the tiger chases a ladder; the ladder jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) fan (b) igloo (c) glass (d) ladder
21. 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a drum; the drum chases a flute; the flute crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) flute (b) kettle (c) onion (d) drum
24. 24.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck falls into a flute; the flute pulls an owl; the owl sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) van (b) owl (c) duck (d) anchor
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey rolls into a rose; the rose jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles a cat; the cat bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) nest (b) rose (c) igloo (d) monkey
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles an urn; the urn crashes into a glass; the glass chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) glass (b) inkpot (c) ice cream (d) urn
30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into a coconut; the coconut pulls a net; the net falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a rope. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) coconut (b) mango (c) jalebi (d) rope
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a duck; the duck chases a cat; the cat sits on a jeep. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) jeep (b) wallet (c) cat (d) duck
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto an apple; the apple jumps over a ball; the ball sings to a key; the key crashes into an urn. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) urn (c) ball (d) key
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a rose; the rose rolls into a vase; the vase sings to a kite; the kite bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) rose (b) vase (c) kite (d) net
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a parrot; the parrot jumps over a spoon; the spoon rolls into a rose; the rose crashes into a key. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) cat (b) rose (c) spoon (d) parrot
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a rose; the rose pulls a jug; the jug chases a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) violin (c) wallet (d) rose
37. 37.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a jug; the jug crashes into a spoon; the spoon sings to a mirror; the mirror jumps over a lamp. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) radio (c) mirror (d) jug
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a spoon; the spoon rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into a ladder; the ladder sits on a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) ladder (c) coconut (d) tiger

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