Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 654 · 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 violin tickles a whistle; the whistle crashes into an apple; the apple bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) fan (b) apple (c) violin (d) anchor
2. 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
3. 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
4. 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
5. 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest bounces onto a mirror; the mirror falls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a frog; the frog chases a sock. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) mirror (b) lemon (c) nest (d) frog
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a nest; the nest sings to an igloo; the igloo jumps over a watch; the watch chases an anchor. Which item comes right after the net? (a) watch (b) nest (c) net (d) anchor
7. 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
8. 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
9. 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
10. 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into a sock; the sock chases a parrot; the parrot sings to a jug; the jug crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) jug (b) sock (c) parrot (d) frog
11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio chases a drum; the drum tickles an onion; the onion jumps over a ball; the ball sits on a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) radio (b) drum (c) ball (d) onion
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a cat; the cat sits on a jeep; the jeep tickles a doll; the doll pulls a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) apple (b) jeep (c) doll (d) banana
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
15. 15.🔗 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
16. 16.🔗 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
17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a nest; the nest chases a flute; the flute jumps over a ladder; the ladder pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) ladder (d) violin
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a goat; the goat sits on a monkey; the monkey tickles a mango; the mango rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) banana (d) monkey
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a vase; the vase falls into a kite; the kite crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) urn (b) kite (c) anchor (d) igloo
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a drum; the drum jumps over an inkpot. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) lamp (b) ice cream (c) violin (d) drum
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a jug; the jug falls into a ladder. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) ladder (b) umbrella (c) cat (d) jug
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe chases an umpire; the umpire crashes into a doll; the doll sits on an anchor; the anchor rolls into an umbrella. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) doll (c) shoe (d) umpire
26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp jumps over a tent; the tent crashes into a tomato; the tomato chases a doll; the doll rolls into a drum. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) doll (b) tent (c) lamp (d) tomato
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket chases a fan; the fan bounces onto a pillow; the pillow falls into a glass; the glass sits on a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) bucket (b) glass (c) fan (d) duck
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a kite; the kite sings to an apple; the apple falls into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a tomato. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) lemon (b) kite (c) tomato (d) glass
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a jug; the jug tickles an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a frog; the frog chases a spoon. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) spoon (b) inkpot (c) jug (d) flute
32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
33. 33.🔗 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
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin crashes into a spoon; the spoon chases a ladder; the ladder sits on a whistle; the whistle rolls into a guava. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) spoon (b) violin (c) ladder (d) whistle
35. 35.🔗 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
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange bounces onto a sock; the sock rolls into a ladder; the ladder jumps over a guava; the guava sits on a glass. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) orange (b) ladder (c) sock (d) guava
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a shoe; the shoe sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) net (b) shoe (c) nest (d) inkpot
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog crashes into a guava; the guava sits on a whistle; the whistle jumps over a bucket; the bucket falls into a wallet. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) whistle (b) guava (c) bucket (d) wallet
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi tickles a tiger; the tiger pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into a candle; the candle crashes into a jeep. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) wallet (b) jalebi (c) candle (d) tiger
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases an orange; the orange tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a needle; the needle sings to an urn. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) glass (b) needle (c) orange (d) urn

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