Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 659 · 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 glass sings to an anchor; the anchor sits on a vase; the vase pulls a coconut; the coconut tickles a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) glass (b) anchor (c) coconut (d) vase
2. 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
3. 3.🔗 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
4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a kettle; the kettle chases an onion; the onion sits on a monkey; the monkey falls into a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) onion (c) monkey (d) urn
7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin tickles a jeep; the jeep sings to a fan; the fan crashes into a duck; the duck falls into a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) duck (b) jeep (c) vase (d) violin
9. 9.🔗 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
10. 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
11. 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
12. 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
13. 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to an ant; the ant rolls into a key; the key falls into a rope; the rope chases an inkpot. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) violin (b) key (c) rope (d) ant
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana tickles a lamp; the lamp crashes into an orange; the orange bounces onto a flute; the flute sings to a kite. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) flute (b) kite (c) orange (d) lamp
16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a jug; the jug falls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a nest. Which item comes right before the jug? (a) nest (b) wallet (c) coconut (d) doll
17. 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles an urn; the urn falls into a sock; the sock crashes into an onion; the onion sings to a glass. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) sock (b) urn (c) glass (d) tiger
18. 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella tickles an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an anchor; the anchor pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) umpire (b) umbrella (c) orange (d) fan
20. 20.🔗 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
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a goat; the goat pulls a tomato; the tomato falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a monkey. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) drum (b) monkey (c) jalebi (d) goat
22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball tickles an urn; the urn sits on a tomato; the tomato rolls into a fan; the fan bounces onto a kettle. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) ball (b) fan (c) urn (d) kettle
24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a kite; the kite pulls a frog; the frog sits on an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kite (b) pillow (c) frog (d) ice cream
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a whistle; the whistle pulls an orange; the orange rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a flute. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) jalebi (b) whistle (c) orange (d) flute
26. 26.🔗 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
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant van jumps over a flute; the flute sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) anchor (c) ice cream (d) owl
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a pillow; the pillow sits on an urn; the urn crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles a fan. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) nest (b) lamp (c) fan (d) pillow
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a rose; the rose pulls a candle; the candle chases a frog. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) rose (b) urn (c) candle (d) frog
30. 30.🔗 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
31. 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket tickles a nest; the nest sings to a rose; the rose pulls an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) guava (c) inkpot (d) nest
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a kettle; the kettle jumps over a mango; the mango sits on a cat; the cat crashes into a drum. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) cat (c) kettle (d) ant
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to a rose; the rose rolls into a frog; the frog chases a watch. Which item comes right after the net? (a) net (b) watch (c) frog (d) drum
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl falls into a fan; the fan sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a candle; the candle sings to an ice cream. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) owl (b) inkpot (c) fan (d) candle
36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat tickles a wallet; the wallet chases an apple; the apple bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a watch. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) ice cream (b) watch (c) apple (d) wallet
37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a cat; the cat bounces onto a sock; the sock sits on a monkey; the monkey crashes into a net. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) monkey (b) net (c) sock (d) cat
38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a guava; the guava falls into an umpire; the umpire chases a duck; the duck pulls a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tiger (b) bucket (c) duck (d) guava
40. 40.🔗 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

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