Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 641 · 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 mango tickles a goat; the goat rolls into a key; the key crashes into a lamp; the lamp pulls a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) key (c) goat (d) mango
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sings to a whistle; the whistle chases a shoe; the shoe rolls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a net. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) net (b) pencil (c) ladder (d) shoe
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a drum; the drum tickles a flute; the flute sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) needle (b) flute (c) wallet (d) drum
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a net; the net pulls a parrot; the parrot crashes into a candle; the candle jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) parrot (b) lemon (c) rope (d) candle
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a tiger; the tiger sings to an owl; the owl bounces onto a violin. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) lemon (b) umbrella (c) owl (d) tiger
8. 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a whistle; the whistle falls into an apple; the apple chases a wallet; the wallet crashes into a goat. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) whistle (b) wallet (c) inkpot (d) goat
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a kite; the kite chases a lemon; the lemon crashes into an anchor; the anchor jumps over a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) pillow (c) anchor (d) lemon
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon rolls into a wallet; the wallet bounces onto a fan; the fan tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a cat. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) spoon (b) anchor (c) cat (d) wallet
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a pencil; the pencil chases a flute; the flute bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a mirror. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) mirror (c) key (d) flute
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on a mango; the mango bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles an owl; the owl sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) igloo (b) flute (c) owl (d) orange
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 spoon rolls into a cat; the cat crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a frog; the frog bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) ice cream (b) tent (c) spoon (d) frog
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into a guava; the guava sits on an anchor; the anchor chases a key; the key bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) key (b) guava (c) ice cream (d) anchor
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope falls into a nest; the nest pulls a ball; the ball tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto an inkpot. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) rope (b) violin (c) nest (d) ball
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant van crashes into a monkey; the monkey chases a net; the net bounces onto an anchor; the anchor sings to a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) monkey (b) anchor (c) net (d) van
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe bounces onto a monkey; the monkey chases a candle; the candle pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) candle (c) ball (d) shoe
29. 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a candle; the candle rolls into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) candle (b) needle (c) shoe (d) watch
31. 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a sock; the sock rolls into a lamp; the lamp falls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) sock (b) drum (c) candle (d) banana
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a spoon; the spoon chases a monkey; the monkey crashes into a vase; the vase sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) apple (b) monkey (c) needle (d) vase
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into an ant; the ant sings to a sock; the sock crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ant (b) sock (c) whistle (d) umbrella
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a pencil; the pencil chases an ant; the ant rolls into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a banana. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) wallet (b) ant (c) cat (d) pencil
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a bucket; the bucket crashes into a shoe; the shoe jumps over a drum; the drum sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) drum (b) glass (c) bucket (d) shoe
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket falls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an ant; the ant tickles a parrot; the parrot sings to an owl. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) ant (c) bucket (d) parrot
38. 38.🔗 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
39. 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over an onion; the onion sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a mirror; the mirror falls into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) jeep (b) onion (c) drum (d) mirror

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