Memory Techniques Worksheet: Story Method

Memory techniques lesson 14: The link and story method · Set 667 · 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 banana tickles a sock; the sock sits on a glass; the glass crashes into a parrot; the parrot chases a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) flute (c) sock (d) banana
2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a rope; the rope jumps over a violin; the violin sits on a tent; the tent sings to a net. Which item comes right before the net? (a) rope (b) tent (c) drum (d) violin
3. 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
4. 4.🔗 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
5. 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
6. 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
7. 7.🔗 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
8. 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey crashes into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into a kite; the kite jumps over a rope. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) monkey (b) umpire (c) tomato (d) kite
9. 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a bucket; the bucket sings to a fan; the fan chases a watch; the watch rolls into a sock. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) sock (d) fan
10. 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck rolls into a net; the net chases an anchor; the anchor pulls a monkey; the monkey sings to a vase. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) duck (b) monkey (c) vase (d) net
12. 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a key; the key pulls a glass; the glass sits on an anchor; the anchor falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) anchor (b) glass (c) kettle (d) key
14. 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a tiger; the tiger pulls a jug; the jug bounces onto a whistle; the whistle falls into a mango. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) jug (b) mango (c) net (d) tiger
16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
17. 17.🔗 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
18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio sings to a duck; the duck jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles an ice cream; the ice cream sits on a wallet. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) ice cream (b) duck (c) radio (d) wallet
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug rolls into a tomato; the tomato pulls an orange; the orange jumps over a rope; the rope tickles an igloo. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) jug (b) orange (c) rope (d) igloo
20. 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock bounces onto a parrot; the parrot falls into a watch; the watch pulls a drum; the drum sits on a frog. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) drum (c) parrot (d) frog
22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sits on an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a goat; the goat chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) pillow (b) fan (c) umbrella (d) goat
23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
24. 24.🔗 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
25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a wallet; the wallet pulls a banana; the banana sits on an owl; the owl jumps over an anchor. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) wallet (b) owl (c) banana (d) anchor
26. 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot sings to a guava; the guava rolls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a radio; the radio jumps over a goat. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) goat (b) parrot (c) anchor (d) guava
27. 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a fan; the fan chases an igloo; the igloo crashes into a nest; the nest bounces onto an anchor. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) igloo (c) fan (d) ice cream
28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire sings to a candle; the candle bounces onto an onion; the onion pulls a rope; the rope falls into an igloo. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) umpire (b) rope (c) igloo (d) candle
29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch pulls a vase; the vase tickles a nest; the nest sits on an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a spoon. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) spoon (b) igloo (c) watch (d) nest
30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a spoon; the spoon rolls into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a cat; the cat jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) net (b) coconut (c) spoon (d) cat
31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a ball; the ball rolls into a goat; the goat sings to a drum; the drum tickles a candle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) goat (c) drum (d) candle
32. 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a wallet; the wallet sits on a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) wallet (b) flute (c) frog (d) bucket
33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin chases a drum; the drum sits on an urn; the urn sings to a tent; the tent pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) violin (b) tent (c) onion (d) drum
34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sings to a vase; the vase tickles a mirror; the mirror sits on an orange; the orange pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) vase (b) owl (c) mirror (d) orange
35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a pencil; the pencil pulls a pillow; the pillow rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream chases a flute. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) ice cream (b) pencil (c) pillow (d) urn
36. 36.🔗 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
37. 37.🔗 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
38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a coconut; the coconut crashes into a lemon; the lemon rolls into a drum; the drum pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) coconut (b) tiger (c) ball (d) drum
39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a pillow; the pillow jumps over a tiger; the tiger chases an umbrella; the umbrella bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) glass (b) pillow (c) tiger (d) vase
40. 40.🔗 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

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