Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 655 · 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: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a key; the key rolls into a rope; the rope sits on a parrot; the parrot pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) key (c) rope (d) parrot
4. 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
5. 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin rolls into a guava; the guava crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sits on a kite; the kite tickles a rope. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rope (b) guava (c) inkpot (d) violin
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a ball; the ball bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a vase; the vase tickles a spoon. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) spoon (b) onion (c) vase (d) ball
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles an apple; the apple sits on an onion; the onion chases an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a tent. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) orange (b) tent (c) apple (d) onion
10. 10.🔗 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
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over a van; the van falls into a net; the net pulls a bucket. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) anchor (b) net (c) van (d) urn
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
14. 14.🔗 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
15. 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a watch; the watch rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a frog. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) frog (b) jeep (c) igloo (d) ladder
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe falls into a rose; the rose tickles a vase; the vase sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls a kite. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) shoe (b) rose (c) kite (d) vase
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a goat; the goat bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls a lamp. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) mango (b) inkpot (c) lamp (d) rose
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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
23. 23.🔗 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
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a violin; the violin crashes into a ball; the ball sings to an onion; the onion sits on a duck. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) ball (b) violin (c) bucket (d) onion
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a frog; the frog falls into a key; the key pulls an onion; the onion tickles a kettle. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) key (b) frog (c) glass (d) onion
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a rose; the rose jumps over a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) goat (b) bucket (c) whistle (d) rose
27. 27.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
28. 28.🔗 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
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a nest; the nest bounces onto a van; the van falls into a tent; the tent pulls a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) bucket (b) tent (c) van (d) nest
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to a needle; the needle tickles a jug; the jug falls into a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) bucket (c) needle (d) banana
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a guava; the guava pulls a jeep; the jeep sits on a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) pillow (c) guava (d) inkpot
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a key; the key sits on an urn; the urn jumps over a candle; the candle crashes into a pillow. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) pillow (c) coconut (d) urn
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a violin; the violin crashes into a lemon; the lemon sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) violin (b) kettle (c) lemon (d) mango
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a van; the van sits on a duck; the duck chases a lamp. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) duck (b) jalebi (c) van (d) lamp
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a monkey; the monkey pulls a bucket; the bucket jumps over a rose; the rose bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) monkey (c) bucket (d) tiger
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a parrot; the parrot chases an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a whistle. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) jalebi (b) umbrella (c) parrot (d) nest
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a kettle; the kettle pulls a flute; the flute chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) kettle (b) wallet (c) flute (d) glass
40. 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a wallet; the wallet crashes into a bucket. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) jug (b) banana (c) bucket (d) ice cream

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