Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 630 · 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 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over a rope; the rope chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a needle; the needle sings to a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) bucket (c) needle (d) igloo
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio tickles a pencil; the pencil sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a candle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) pencil (b) radio (c) umbrella (d) candle
5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a glass; the glass chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a guava. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) glass (b) shoe (c) igloo (d) guava
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava crashes into a fan; the fan tickles a ball; the ball sings to a sock; the sock jumps over a mango. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) guava (b) mango (c) ball (d) sock
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into an onion; the onion tickles a net; the net bounces onto a banana; the banana pulls an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) net (b) rope (c) onion (d) ice cream
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a vase; the vase sits on a pillow; the pillow jumps over a jeep; the jeep falls into a doll. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) doll (c) glass (d) jeep
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a spoon; the spoon jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls an orange; the orange sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) tiger (b) spoon (c) glass (d) anchor
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto an owl; the owl chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a pillow; the pillow pulls a ladder. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) umpire (b) pillow (c) umbrella (d) owl
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger chases a jug; the jug tickles a spoon; the spoon falls into a jeep; the jeep rolls into a flute. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) jug (b) tiger (c) jeep (d) spoon
21. 21.🔗 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
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream bounces onto a whistle; the whistle sits on a parrot; the parrot falls into a monkey; the monkey pulls a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) monkey (c) rose (d) whistle
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a mango; the mango pulls a cat; the cat rolls into an anchor. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) doll (b) urn (c) cat (d) mango
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
27. 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into a net; the net bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a tomato; the tomato tickles a mirror. Which item comes right before the net? (a) net (b) mirror (c) frog (d) kettle
29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a net; the net falls into a nest; the nest tickles a rose; the rose sits on a tiger. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) nest (b) rose (c) net (d) mango
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope crashes into a pencil; the pencil pulls a radio; the radio jumps over a needle; the needle falls into a lemon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) pencil (c) radio (d) rope
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a cat; the cat sits on a parrot; the parrot chases a radio; the radio crashes into a fan. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) fan (b) radio (c) bucket (d) cat
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck crashes into an onion; the onion pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a kite; the kite jumps over an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) onion (c) duck (d) fan
34. 34.🔗 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
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to a glass; the glass bounces onto a shoe; the shoe pulls an igloo; the igloo chases a mirror. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) inkpot (b) igloo (c) shoe (d) mirror
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a banana; the banana crashes into a radio; the radio pulls a van; the van sits on an umbrella. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mirror (b) van (c) banana (d) umbrella
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a lamp; the lamp pulls an onion; the onion crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) orange (c) onion (d) pencil
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a bucket; the bucket crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a violin; the violin rolls into a jug. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) violin (b) shoe (c) monkey (d) jug
40. 40.🔗 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

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