Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 639 · 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 link story: a giant flute sings to a lamp; the lamp pulls a cat; the cat jumps over a tent; the tent bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) lamp (b) tent (c) kettle (d) flute
2. 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire bounces onto a flute; the flute chases an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a needle; the needle jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) umpire (c) flute (d) needle
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles an orange; the orange rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into a mirror; the mirror pulls a coconut. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) lemon (b) mirror (c) orange (d) coconut
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a shoe; the shoe pulls a jug; the jug sings to a frog. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) jug (c) shoe (d) ant
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a key; the key crashes into a spoon; the spoon rolls into a glass; the glass jumps over a net. Which item comes right after the key? (a) glass (b) key (c) spoon (d) coconut
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into a flute; the flute sits on a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) flute (c) van (d) apple
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a bucket; the bucket pulls a monkey; the monkey sits on a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a kite. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) tiger (c) bucket (d) pillow
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a guava; the guava sings to a duck; the duck pulls a goat; the goat bounces onto a jeep. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) tent (b) duck (c) goat (d) guava
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a lemon; the lemon jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases a monkey; the monkey sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) wallet (b) lamp (c) monkey (d) ball
22. 22.🔗 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
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sings to a shoe; the shoe rolls into a sock; the sock bounces onto a duck; the duck crashes into a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) shoe (c) pillow (d) sock
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a tomato; the tomato chases a pillow; the pillow jumps over an umpire; the umpire sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) tomato (b) jug (c) pillow (d) watch
25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sings to a duck; the duck falls into a jug; the jug sits on a violin; the violin chases a guava. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) duck (b) anchor (c) violin (d) guava
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a nest; the nest falls into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) umbrella (b) duck (c) lemon (d) nest
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a parrot; the parrot tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) kettle (b) igloo (c) jalebi (d) shoe
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to a tiger; the tiger jumps over a bucket; the bucket rolls into a guava; the guava chases a pencil. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) pencil (b) guava (c) tiger (d) jug
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a goat; the goat bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into an owl; the owl sits on a radio. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) pencil (b) goat (c) owl (d) radio
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a rope; the rope tickles a wallet; the wallet crashes into a flute; the flute jumps over an ant. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) flute (b) rope (c) ant (d) wallet
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a guava; the guava crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a spoon; the spoon bounces onto a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) duck (b) spoon (c) guava (d) umpire
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sits on an ant; the ant jumps over a ball; the ball chases a duck; the duck tickles a lamp. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) flute (c) ball (d) ant
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a glass; the glass rolls into an orange; the orange jumps over a rose; the rose falls into an anchor. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) rose (b) orange (c) glass (d) anchor
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a kite; the kite tickles a van; the van pulls a coconut; the coconut crashes into a glass. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) van (b) needle (c) kite (d) glass
39. 39.🔗 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
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a pillow; the pillow chases an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a watch. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) pencil (b) pillow (c) watch (d) umbrella

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