Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 65 · 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 jeep chases a sock; the sock sings to a nest; the nest bounces onto a drum; the drum falls into a violin. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) sock (b) drum (c) nest (d) violin
3. 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a watch; the watch chases a kettle; the kettle crashes into an onion; the onion tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) monkey (b) watch (c) candle (d) onion
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sits on a tiger; the tiger jumps over an igloo; the igloo pulls a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tiger (b) lamp (c) mirror (d) goat
8. 8.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a duck; the duck pulls an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) igloo (b) orange (c) duck (d) umbrella
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana bounces onto an igloo; the igloo pulls a spoon; the spoon sits on a candle; the candle falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) igloo (c) candle (d) spoon
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 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
13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
15. 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a jug; the jug pulls a fan; the fan crashes into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a frog. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) whistle (b) jug (c) ball (d) fan
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on a cat; the cat chases a tent. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) radio (b) tent (c) shoe (d) cat
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
21. 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a kite; the kite chases a goat; the goat bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) violin (b) kite (c) drum (d) banana
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a glass; the glass sits on a ladder; the ladder tickles a lamp; the lamp falls into a coconut. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) ball (b) ladder (c) coconut (d) lamp
25. 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls a rose; the rose bounces onto a duck; the duck chases a sock; the sock rolls into a mirror. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) vase (b) rose (c) duck (d) sock
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan crashes into a duck; the duck pulls a sock; the sock rolls into a mango; the mango falls into an owl. Which item comes right after the duck? (a) duck (b) mango (c) sock (d) fan
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger pulls an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a watch; the watch jumps over an umpire; the umpire falls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) inkpot (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) umpire
29. 29.🔗 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
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a violin; the violin pulls an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a glass. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) umbrella (b) inkpot (c) violin (d) glass
31. 31.🔗 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
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a ladder; the ladder jumps over a guava; the guava chases a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) ladder (c) duck (d) guava
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil bounces onto a van; the van sits on a needle; the needle sings to a kite; the kite rolls into an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) pencil (c) onion (d) van
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror tickles a mango; the mango pulls a cat; the cat falls into a kettle; the kettle rolls into a jug. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mirror (b) cat (c) kettle (d) jug
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll falls into a vase; the vase rolls into a whistle; the whistle jumps over a flute; the flute sings to an igloo. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) whistle (b) vase (c) flute (d) igloo
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a goat; the goat falls into a pillow; the pillow sits on an urn; the urn tickles a candle. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) candle (b) goat (c) urn (d) radio
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a coconut; the coconut pulls an onion; the onion crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an apple. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) coconut (c) onion (d) key
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a vase; the vase chases an apple; the apple tickles a parrot; the parrot pulls a monkey. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) parrot (b) apple (c) flute (d) monkey
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a candle; the candle sits on a whistle; the whistle chases an onion. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) onion (b) rose (c) apple (d) whistle
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sings to a doll; the doll jumps over an anchor; the anchor sits on an urn; the urn rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) ball (b) urn (c) doll (d) wallet

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