Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 631 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket jumps over an ant; the ant sits on a vase; the vase chases an igloo; the igloo tickles a candle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) igloo (c) ant (d) vase
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a jug; the jug sits on an owl; the owl crashes into a ladder; the ladder chases a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) apple (c) jug (d) owl
6. 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
7. 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over an orange; the orange chases a monkey; the monkey tickles an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto an anchor. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) orange
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on a flute; the flute crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) cat (b) violin (c) flute (d) kettle
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sings to a watch; the watch chases a ball; the ball bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a jug. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) apple (b) anchor (c) watch (d) ball
13. 13.🔗 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
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp rolls into a goat; the goat crashes into a fan; the fan pulls a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) tiger (b) goat (c) kettle (d) fan
15. 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a shoe; the shoe rolls into a rope. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) pillow (b) shoe (c) rope (d) fan
19. 19.🔗 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
20. 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a kite; the kite sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) kite (b) nest (c) ladder (d) wallet
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles an igloo; the igloo crashes into a goat; the goat sits on a tent; the tent rolls into a lamp. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) igloo (c) lamp (d) tent
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a drum; the drum pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a jug. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) vase (b) cat (c) kettle (d) drum
26. 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase tickles a van; the van falls into a banana; the banana sits on a tent; the tent chases a glass. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) glass (b) van (c) tent (d) vase
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a jug; the jug tickles a pillow; the pillow rolls into a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) pillow (c) drum (d) anchor
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a candle; the candle chases a doll; the doll sings to a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ice cream (c) candle (d) goat
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a banana; the banana chases a fan; the fan pulls a rope; the rope falls into an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) orange (c) fan (d) parrot
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle tickles a lamp; the lamp jumps over an ant; the ant pulls a monkey; the monkey crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) candle (b) ant (c) lamp (d) monkey
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to an ant; the ant falls into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a banana; the banana crashes into an umpire. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) urn (b) ant (c) igloo (d) banana
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net tickles a ball; the ball sings to a spoon; the spoon falls into a pencil; the pencil chases a fan. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) spoon (c) fan (d) pencil
35. 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant key chases a pillow; the pillow falls into a jug; the jug rolls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a fan. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) shoe (c) pillow (d) fan
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a drum; the drum pulls an urn; the urn rolls into a cat; the cat bounces onto a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) flute (b) urn (c) drum (d) cat
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into an urn; the urn sits on an ice cream; the ice cream chases a kite; the kite bounces onto an ant. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) banana (b) ice cream (c) ant (d) urn
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a pencil; the pencil sits on a vase; the vase bounces onto a ladder; the ladder rolls into a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) ladder (b) fan (c) pencil (d) candle

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