Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 628 · 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: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat falls into a tent; the tent chases an onion; the onion sits on a wallet; the wallet sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) onion (b) tent (c) goat (d) wallet
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a tiger; the tiger rolls into a needle; the needle chases a monkey; the monkey sits on an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) monkey (b) tiger (c) ice cream (d) needle
6. 6.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle pulls a goat; the goat sings to an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a mirror; the mirror jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) goat (b) mirror (c) ice cream (d) needle
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a kite; the kite jumps over a jug; the jug sings to a ball; the ball pulls a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) ball (b) kite (c) anchor (d) bucket
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a tomato; the tomato chases a frog; the frog crashes into a pillow; the pillow tickles a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pillow (b) frog (c) guava (d) whistle
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana crashes into a violin; the violin pulls a lemon; the lemon jumps over a monkey; the monkey sits on a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) key (b) monkey (c) lemon (d) violin
14. 14.🔗 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
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.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant net pulls a duck; the duck sits on a banana; the banana sings to a lemon; the lemon chases a tomato. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) tomato (b) banana (c) net (d) duck
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 crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a spoon; the spoon rolls into a candle; the candle sings to a vase. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) vase (b) coconut (c) glass (d) candle
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into an igloo; the igloo pulls a ball; the ball crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) igloo (b) pillow (c) jalebi (d) owl
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over an anchor; the anchor tickles an urn; the urn bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) pillow (d) urn
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a banana; the banana rolls into a spoon; the spoon pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a guava. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) glass (b) spoon (c) guava (d) banana
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a tiger; the tiger sits on a bucket; the bucket jumps over a key; the key tickles an inkpot. Which item comes right after the van? (a) van (b) tiger (c) inkpot (d) key
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a mirror; the mirror jumps over a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a ball; the ball chases a net. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) ball (b) net (c) lemon (d) lamp
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.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a cat; the cat pulls a ball; the ball chases a nest; the nest rolls into an apple. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ball (b) apple (c) nest (d) key
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls an onion; the onion falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a pillow; the pillow sits on an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mirror (b) onion (c) igloo (d) pillow
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a lamp; the lamp jumps over a ladder; the ladder rolls into a doll; the doll tickles a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) ladder (b) sock (c) doll (d) lamp
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a lemon; the lemon crashes into a needle; the needle bounces onto an onion; the onion falls into a cat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) needle (b) lemon (c) drum (d) cat
32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
33. 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant crashes into a violin; the violin tickles a kite; the kite sits on a monkey; the monkey sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) violin (b) guava (c) ant (d) monkey
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a sock; the sock falls into an owl. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) jug (b) owl (c) jeep (d) sock
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases a whistle; the whistle falls into an owl; the owl sings to a kite; the kite jumps over a net. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) whistle (b) owl (c) kite (d) shoe
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a flute; the flute crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls a needle; the needle sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) apple (b) needle (c) lemon (d) coconut
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire falls into a guava; the guava tickles an urn; the urn rolls into a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) umpire (b) inkpot (c) pencil (d) urn
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a net; the net pulls a candle; the candle chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) urn (c) ice cream (d) net

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