Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 646 · 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 monkey bounces onto a watch; the watch crashes into a van; the van jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella tickles a glass. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) van (b) watch (c) monkey (d) umbrella
2. 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
3. 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a spoon; the spoon pulls a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a radio; the radio rolls into a guava. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) radio (c) spoon (d) guava
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire crashes into a lemon; the lemon chases a radio; the radio jumps over an urn; the urn sits on a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tent (b) urn (c) umpire (d) lemon
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls an urn; the urn sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over a fan. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) lamp (b) urn (c) fan (d) pillow
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a flute; the flute sits on a tiger; the tiger rolls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a jalebi. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) guava (b) jalebi (c) tiger (d) tomato
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a doll; the doll bounces onto a lemon; the lemon tickles a tiger. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) lemon (b) doll (c) tomato (d) tiger
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sings to a whistle; the whistle falls into a fan; the fan sits on a radio; the radio jumps over a doll. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) van (c) whistle (d) doll
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a whistle; the whistle sits on a ball. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) umbrella (b) ball (c) goat (d) whistle
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a nest; the nest falls into a kite; the kite chases a kettle; the kettle crashes into a mirror. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) nest (b) kettle (c) lemon (d) kite
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a shoe; the shoe sits on a needle; the needle pulls a guava; the guava chases a duck. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) duck (b) needle (c) nest (d) shoe
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a mango; the mango sits on an igloo; the igloo tickles a kettle. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) kettle (b) mango (c) umbrella (d) igloo
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder rolls into a duck; the duck pulls a jeep; the jeep tickles a sock; the sock bounces onto a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) ladder (c) sock (d) jeep
27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion chases a lemon; the lemon falls into a vase; the vase sits on a kite; the kite bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) onion (c) vase (d) kite
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sings to an orange; the orange crashes into a kite; the kite sits on a bucket. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) bucket (c) inkpot (d) kite
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a watch; the watch falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a vase; the vase pulls a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) mango (b) key (c) vase (d) watch
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a duck; the duck sits on an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a jug; the jug bounces onto a wallet. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) wallet (c) anchor (d) duck
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a vase; the vase jumps over a doll; the doll rolls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a rose. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rose (b) tomato (c) kettle (d) doll
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite rolls into a ball; the ball falls into a candle; the candle sings to a jeep; the jeep sits on a cat. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) cat (b) jeep (c) candle (d) ball
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a needle; the needle falls into a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) mango (b) rope (c) needle (d) jalebi
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella falls into a rose; the rose pulls a bucket; the bucket rolls into an umpire; the umpire crashes into an apple. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) bucket (b) rose (c) apple (d) umbrella
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a cat; the cat chases a pencil; the pencil sits on a parrot; the parrot crashes into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pencil (b) guava (c) orange (d) cat
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a ladder; the ladder sings to a pillow. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) monkey (b) glass (c) ice cream (d) ladder
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a kite; the kite chases a doll; the doll pulls an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) kite (b) umpire (c) radio (d) doll

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