Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 658 · 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 kite falls into a watch; the watch chases a rope; the rope tickles an igloo; the igloo sings to a drum. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) watch (b) igloo (c) rope (d) kite
2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant key bounces onto a vase; the vase jumps over a sock; the sock tickles a banana; the banana pulls an urn. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) vase (b) urn (c) banana (d) key
5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
7. 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto an apple; the apple falls into an urn; the urn jumps over a coconut; the coconut sits on a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) jalebi (b) urn (c) apple (d) frog
9. 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
11. 11.🔗 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
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a guava; the guava sits on an umpire; the umpire crashes into a shoe; the shoe bounces onto a lemon. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) rose (b) umpire (c) lemon (d) shoe
15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a shoe; the shoe crashes into a pencil; the pencil falls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) ice cream (c) ladder (d) pencil
18. 18.🔗 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
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into an ant; the ant falls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a wallet; the wallet jumps over a needle. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) needle (b) anchor (c) wallet (d) ant
20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a key; the key tickles a watch; the watch sings to a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) key (b) sock (c) watch (d) inkpot
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto an umpire; the umpire crashes into a wallet; the wallet chases a candle; the candle sings to a van. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) van (c) tomato (d) candle
22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into an ant; the ant jumps over a drum; the drum bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a vase. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) ant (b) vase (c) drum (d) inkpot
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a nest. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) urn (b) nest (c) violin (d) inkpot
25. 25.🔗 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
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 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
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow jumps over a lemon; the lemon rolls into an apple; the apple tickles a vase; the vase sings to a duck. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) apple (c) pillow (d) lemon
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor bounces onto a nest; the nest sings to a flute; the flute falls into an orange; the orange chases a fan. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) anchor (b) flute (c) orange (d) nest
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a jug; the jug crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) ice cream (b) bucket (c) pencil (d) jug
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a parrot; the parrot sits on a radio; the radio rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a shoe. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) parrot (b) guava (c) radio (d) shoe
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a jalebi; the jalebi chases an orange; the orange jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) umbrella (b) jalebi (c) monkey (d) orange
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a tiger; the tiger chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a coconut; the coconut sits on a pillow. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) coconut (b) pillow (c) tiger (d) shoe
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles a shoe; the shoe falls into a banana; the banana crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) apple (b) shoe (c) needle (d) bucket
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball bounces onto a monkey; the monkey sings to a mango; the mango sits on a watch; the watch rolls into an igloo. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) igloo (b) ball (c) watch (d) mango
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll rolls into a shoe; the shoe sits on an apple; the apple tickles an igloo; the igloo sings to a jug. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) jug (b) apple (c) igloo (d) doll
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant chases a goat; the goat jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a doll; the doll pulls a lemon. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ant (b) lemon (c) goat (d) doll
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a rope; the rope sits on a frog; the frog bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) orange (b) frog (c) rope (d) rose
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sits on an umbrella; the umbrella chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a guava; the guava rolls into an orange. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) guava (b) orange (c) igloo (d) duck
40. 40.🔗 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

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