Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 619 · 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.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on an apple; the apple crashes into an urn; the urn chases a rose; the rose rolls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) rose (b) ice cream (c) apple (d) shoe
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 rose bounces onto a glass; the glass sings to an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a sock; the sock falls into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) ice cream (b) rose (c) glass (d) umbrella
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 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
9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle crashes into a coconut; the coconut sings to an igloo; the igloo sits on a goat; the goat chases an orange. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) candle (b) coconut (c) orange (d) igloo
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into an umpire; the umpire chases a pillow; the pillow sings to a doll; the doll rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) doll (b) umpire (c) bucket (d) pillow
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a rose; the rose rolls into a candle; the candle falls into a flute; the flute chases a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) violin (b) flute (c) rose (d) fan
14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a net; the net chases an orange; the orange rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) orange (c) candle (d) radio
16. 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into a wallet; the wallet sings to a fan; the fan falls into an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) onion (c) bucket (d) fan
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto an apple; the apple pulls a flute; the flute jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a pillow. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mango (b) apple (c) whistle (d) flute
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a wallet; the wallet sings to a kite; the kite falls into a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) pillow (b) drum (c) kite (d) jeep
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.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a tomato; the tomato tickles a candle; the candle sings to a cat. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) umpire (c) wallet (d) candle
24. 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle falls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a doll; the doll tickles a spoon; the spoon sings to an onion. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) doll (b) onion (c) candle (d) umpire
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into an apple; the apple sings to an ant; the ant crashes into a ladder; the ladder pulls a van. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) ladder (b) apple (c) van (d) ant
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to an owl; the owl pulls an apple; the apple tickles an ant. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) owl (c) ant (d) vase
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a bucket; the bucket chases a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) tiger (c) glass (d) duck
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 tomato bounces onto a coconut; the coconut jumps over a guava; the guava chases a shoe; the shoe tickles an inkpot. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) guava (c) shoe (d) tomato
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope jumps over a ball; the ball sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a mirror. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) rope (c) mirror (d) inkpot
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose bounces onto a doll; the doll falls into a tent; the tent chases a glass; the glass tickles an ice cream. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) tent (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) rose
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into an onion; the onion crashes into a whistle; the whistle falls into a watch; the watch tickles an owl. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) owl (b) net (c) onion (d) watch
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a mirror; the mirror jumps over a ball; the ball bounces onto a violin. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) inkpot (c) mirror (d) ball
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into a rose; the rose sings to an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a fan; the fan chases a violin. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) jeep (b) violin (c) ice cream (d) fan
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball pulls a rose; the rose crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a ladder; the ladder tickles a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) parrot (b) fan (c) ball (d) ladder
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a van; the van jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right before the van? (a) igloo (b) inkpot (c) orange (d) umbrella
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio bounces onto a mirror; the mirror crashes into a nest; the nest sings to an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a ball. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) mirror (b) umbrella (c) nest (d) ball

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